PLUNGE

Meanings

• Verb

  To move or fall suddenly and deeply into water.

  - "He took a deep breath and plunged into the pool."
  - "The diver plunged into the water from the 10-meter platform."

• Noun

  A sudden and deep fall or drop.

  - "The plane made a sudden plunge into the ocean."
  - "The stock market took a plunge after the unexpected news."

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Pronunciation

1. /plʌndʒ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651311"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with PLUNGE
junge , sunge , munge , punge

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Variants

List of all variants of plunge that leads to same result
plunge , plunged , plunges , plunging , plunge in , plunged in , plunges in , plunging in , plunge into darkness , plunge into , plunged into , plunges into , plunging into , plunge to her death , plunge to his death , plunge to one's death , plunge to their death , take the plunge , taken the plunge , takes the plunge , taking the plunge , took the plunge

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to dive' or 'to dip'. Derived from the Old French word 'plongier', meaning 'to immerse'.

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Trivia

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1. The deepest recorded plunge into the ocean was made by the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960, reaching a depth of 35,797 feet (10,911 meters).

2. In the context of music, a plunge can refer to a sudden and unexpected change in key or tempo, known as a modulation.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dive: Related concept: A deliberate jump or fall into water from a height or platform.

2. Immersion: Related concept: The act of surrounding or enclosing something completely in a substance, typically a liquid.

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Culture

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Plunge has been used extensively in literature, particularly in descriptions of diving or swimming. In music, the term is used metaphorically to describe a sudden and dramatic change or shift in mood or tone.

How to Memorize "plunge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine jumping or diving into water, feeling the sensation of the water surrounding you as you plunge in.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with diving or swimming, or with a sudden and dramatic change or shift.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Plunge: Push Legs Underwater Gracefully' to help remember the definition.

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