- a sudden movement downwards or away from something synonym drop
- The calm water ends there and the river begins a headlong plunge.
- a plunge to the ground
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- downward
- headlong
- …
- survive
- take
- plunge into
- plunge to
- plunge (in something) a sudden decrease in an amount or the value of something synonym dropTopics Change, cause and effectc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- cold
- downward
- headlong
- …
- survive
- take
- plunge into
- plunge to
- plunge into something the act of becoming involved in a situation or activity
- The company is planning a deeper plunge into the commercial market.
- his headlong plunge into shame and hypocrisy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- downward
- headlong
- …
- survive
- take
- plunge into
- plunge to
- an act of jumping or diving into water; a quick swim
- She went for a plunge.
- We went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: water sportsc1- How did he survive his icy plunge?
- She prepared to take the plunge into the cold waters of Lake Ontario.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- downward
- headlong
- …
- survive
- take
- plunge into
- plunge to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’.
Idioms
See plunge in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarytake the plunge
- (informal) to decide to do something important or difficult, especially after thinking about it for a long time
- They finally decided to take the plunge and get married.
- He finally took the plunge and gave in his notice.
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