| Plunge |
To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. |
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| Plunge |
To baptize by immersion. |
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| Plunge |
To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. |
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| Plunge |
To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge into debt. |
v. i. |
| Plunge |
To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does. |
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