The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
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Plunge
/plʌnd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "plunge" (489 found)
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Closest matches (98)
abateablateadvanceagiotageanteante uparbitrageascendbackback upbatebe caught shortbe eaten awaybe shortbeat downbelly flopbelongbetbet onblunder
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boilbreakbucketbucketshopbudgebundleburstburst of speedburybustlebuy inbuy intobuying incalculated riskcallcannonballcantercareencareercascadecatabasiscataractchancechangechange placechargechasecheapencheapeningcircleclimbcollapsecome downconsumeconsume awaycorrodecovercrashcroppercrowdcrumbleculbutecutcut pricesdashdash offdash ondead rundecelerationdeclensiondeclinedecline and falldecreasedecrescendodeflatedeflationdeliquescedeposit margindepreciatedepreciationdescenddescentdevaluatedevaluationdie awaydigdiminishdiminuendo
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dipdip downdivedive intodogtrotdouble timedouble-timedowndowntrenddownturndrivedropdrop downdrop offduckdwindledwindlingebbengulfequity capital
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erodefadefallfall 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-scurryhurtlehustleimmerseimmersioninclineinvestinvest ininvestmentjackknifejew downjog trotkeel overlaborlanguishlapselaylay a wagerlay downlay out moneyleadleanleaplessenlet upliquidationlopelose altitudelose no timelour
Related words (244)
lowerloweringlucklungelurchmake a betmake a killingmake a scoopmake an investmentmake hastemake heavy weathermargin upmark downmarkdownmaximum speedmeet a betmelt awaymiss the marketmountmove
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move 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 patstickstirstockjobberystockjobbingstoopstreamstrugglestumblesubmergesubmersionsubsidesubsidenceswan 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
Noun(29 words)
Verb(15 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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10 entriesdeep plungedramatic plungefinancial plungeheadlong plungeplunge poolprice plungesteep plungestock plungesudden plungetemperature plunge
Inflections
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10 entriesSample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Sue and John decided to take the plunge.
Source: tatoeba (52360)
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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