The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
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Plunge
//plʌnd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "plunge" (413 found)
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dipdiveimmerseabateablateadvanceagiotageanteante uparbitrageascendbackback upbatebe caught shortbe eaten awaybe shortbeat downbelly flopbelong
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betbet onblunderboilbreakbucketbucketshopbudgebundleburstburst of speedburybustlebuy inbuy intobuying incalculated riskcallcannonballcantercareencareercascadecatabasiscataractchancechangechange placechargechasecheapencheapeningcircleclimbcollapsecome downconsumeconsume awaycorrodecovercrashcroppercrowdcrumbleculbutecutcut pricesdashdash offdash ondead rundecelerationdeclensiondeclinedecline and falldecreasedecrescendodeflatedeflationdeliquescedeposit margindepreciate
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depreciationdescenddescentdevaluatedevaluationdie awaydigdiminishdiminuendodip downdive intodogtrotdouble timedouble-timedowndowntrenddownturndrivedropdrop down
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drop offduckdunkdwindledwindlingebbengulfequity capitalerodefadefallfall awayfall downfall headlongfall in pricefall offfalterfestinatefinancierflank speedflat-out speedflierflingflopflounceflounderflowflutterflyerforced draftforced landingfortunefull gallopgainergallopgambleget goingget movingget overgive waygogo aroundgo downgo downhillgo longgo off half cockedgo off half-cockedgo roundgo sidewaysgravitategyratehand gallophastenhazardheadheaderheadlong rushheaveheavy right foothigh lopehobbyhorsehold onhurryhurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry uphurry-scurryhurtlehustleimmersioninclineinvestinvest ininvestmentjackknifejew downjog trotkeel overlaborlanguishlapselaylay a wagerlay downlay out moneyleadleanleaplessenlet upliquidationlopelose altitude
Noun(1 words)
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lose no timelourlowerloweringlucklungelurchmake a betmake a killingmake a scoopmake an investmentmake hastemake heavy weathermargin upmark downmarkdownmaximum speedmeet a betmelt awaymiss the market
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mountmovemove overmove quicklynatatoriumnose divenose-divenosediveopen throttleoperateoverstay the marketoverwhelmparachuteparachute jumppareparlaypasspitchpitch and plungepitch and tossplaceplayplay againstplay the marketplopplow back intoplummetplummetingplumpplunge bathplunge headlongplunge intoplunkpointpoolpostpouncepounce onpounce uponpoundpour downpratfallprecipitatepress onprice cutprice fallprice reductionprime investmentprofit takingprogresspropelpuntpushpush onputpyramidracerainramrearreducereductionreelregressreinvestremissionretreatretrogressriseriskrockrollrotateround traderunrun lowrushrush intorush throughsagscalpscalpingscamperscendscoop the marketscramblescudscurryscuttleseeseethesettleshaveshiftshoveshrinksinksink money inskidskin-divesky divesky-diveslashslowdownslumpsoarsoundspeculatespeculationspillspinspot salesprawlsprintspurtstabstagstag the marketstaggerstakestand patsteepstickstirstockjobberystockjobbingstoopstreamstrugglestumblesubmergesubmersionsubsidesubsidenceswan diveswayswimming bathswimming holeswimming poolswingswoopswoop downtail offtake a fliertake a headerteartendtend to gothrash aboutthrusttoppletosstoss and tumbletoss and turntottertrade on margintraveltrend downwardtrimtriptrottumbleturnuncertaintyventureventure capitalvolutationwading poolwagerwallopwallowwanewastewaste awaywearwear awaywelterwhirlwide-open speedyaw
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10 entriesTranslations
111 translations across 23 languages.
Aromanian
1 entries- afundu verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Bulgarian
4 entries- гмуркане noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- скок във вода noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- гмуркам се verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
- потапям verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Catalan
4 entries- immersió noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- capbussar-se verb ((figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition)
- precipitar verb ((figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action)
- submergir verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Czech
4 entries- pohroužit se verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
- pohroužit se verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
- pohroužit se verb ((figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition)
- ponořit se verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Esperanto
2 entries- plonĝi verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
- plonĝi verb ((figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition)
Finnish
2 entries- sukellus noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- syöstä verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
French
4 entries- plongée noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- plonger verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
- plonger verb ((figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action)
- plonger verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
German
4 entries- Eintauchen noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- Fall noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- Herabfallen noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- Herabstürzen noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
Hawaiian
1 entries- hoʻoluʻu verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Ido
2 entries- plunjar verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
- precipitar verb ((figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action)
Irish
2 entries- tum verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
- tum verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
Italian
2 entries- immersione noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- immergere verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Latin
1 entries- mergō verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Māori
2 entries- tapakō verb ((figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition)
- urupou verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- طالمق verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
- طالمق verb ((figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition)
Persian
1 entries- غوطه رفتن verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Romanian
1 entries- afunda verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Russian
4 entries- ныряние noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- прыжо́к noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- ныря́ть verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
- погружать verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Sanskrit
1 entries- मज्जति verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- tumadh noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
Slovak
4 entries- pohrúžiť verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
- ponoriť verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
- ponoriť sa verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
- potopiť sa verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
Spanish
4 entries- inmersión noun (The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge)
- clavar verb ((figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action)
- precipitar verb ((figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action)
- sumergir verb (to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse)
Turkish
1 entries- dalmak verb ((intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Sue and John decided to take the plunge.
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Love is like some fresh spring, that leaves its cresses, its gravel bed and flowers to become first a stream and then a river, changing its aspect and its nature as it flows to plunge itself in some boundless ocean, where restricted natures only find monotony, but where great souls are engulfed in endless contemplation.
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Mugabe's regime did not so much slide as plunge headlong into kleptocracy.
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