The temperature plunged to zero last night.
•The burning car plunged to the floor of the canyon.
2. to dive or fall to one's death. •She walked straight to the edge of the cliff and plunged to her death.
•The burro slipped and plunged to an untimely end.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
plunge into something — … Useful english dictionary
plunge in/into — [phrasal verb] 1 plunge (something) in or plunge (something) into (something) : to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully The nurse grabbed his arm and plunged the needle in … Useful english dictionary
plunge — plunge1 [ plʌndʒ ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to fall quickly from a high position: It was still dark when the helicopter plunged 500 feet into the sea. His car had plunged off the mountain road in heavy rain. a ) transitive to make someone or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plunge — ▪ I. plunge plunge 1 [plʌndʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] JOURNALISM to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount; = PLUMMET: • Stock prices plunged again yesterday. • The company s shares plunged 33% in a single day … Financial and business terms
plunge into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plunge into : present tense I/you/we/they plunge into he/she/it plunges into present participle plunging into past tense plunged into past participle plunged into 1) plunge into something to suddenly start… … English dictionary
plunge something in — ˌplunge sth ˈin | ˌplunge sth ˈinto sth derived to push sth quickly and with force into sth else • Bring the water to the boil and plunge the vegetables in. • She plunged the knife deep into his chest. Main entry: ↑plungederived … Useful english dictionary
plunge somebody into something — ˌplunge sb/sth ˈinto sth derived to make sb/sth experience sth unpleasant • The news plunged them into deep depression. • There was a flash of lightning and the house was plunged into darkness. Main entry: ↑plung … Useful english dictionary
plunge — plunge1 [plʌndʒ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum lead ] 1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards plunge off/into etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plunge — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards (+ off/into etc): Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff. | plunge to your death: The rope broke and both the climbers plunged… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plunge — [[t]plʌ̱nʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ plunges, plunging, plunged 1) VERB If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. [V prep/adv] At least 50 people died when a bus… … English dictionary
plunge — I UK [plʌndʒ] / US verb Word forms plunge : present tense I/you/we/they plunge he/she/it plunges present participle plunging past tense plunged past participle plunged ** 1) [intransitive] to fall quickly from a high position It was still dark… … English dictionary
