plunge
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(verb) begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" |
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Synonyms: launch |
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Related Words: begin, commence, get, set about, set out, start, start out |
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(verb) cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" |
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Synonyms: immerse |
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(verb) dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" |
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Related Words: dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot |
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(verb) fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" |
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Synonyms: dump |
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Related Words: drop |
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(noun) a steep drop |
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Related Words: drop, fall, falling |
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(noun) a brief swim in water |
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Synonyms: dip |
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Related Words: swim, swimming |
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(verb) Thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in the hot water" |
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Synonyms: immerse |
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Related Words: dip, douse, dunk, penetrate, plunge, sheathe, soak, souse, submerge |
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(verb) drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" |
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Synonyms: dive, plunk |
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Related Words: come down, crash-dive, descend, duck, fall, go down, nosedive, parachute, power-dive, sky dive |
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(verb) engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
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Synonyms: absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, steep |
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Related Words: center, centre, concentrate, drink, drink in, focus, pore, rivet |
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(verb) immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup" |
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Synonyms: dip, douse, dunk, souse |
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Related Words: dabble, dip, douse, duck, immerse, plunge, sop |
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