plunge

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
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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 something fall quickly from a high position

The wind suddenly shifted and they were both plunged off the cliff.

b) [intransitive] to slope downwards suddenly

Stone steps plunged down to the basement.

2) [intransitive] if an amount or level plunges, it suddenly becomes much lower

The temperature is expected to plunge below zero degrees overnight.

3)
a) [intransitive/transitive] to move quickly in an uncontrolled way, or to make someone or something move in this way

He plunged towards the door and wrenched it open.

b) [intransitive] if a ship plunges, it moves up and down on water in an uncontrolled way
4) [transitive] to suddenly put someone or something in a much less successful situation, or to be suddenly put in such a situation

A string of recent defeats has plunged the team dangerously near the bottom of the table.

Phrasal verbs:
II UK [plʌndʒ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "plunge":
singular plunge plural plunges
1)
a) a quick fall from a high position

the plane's plunge into the sea

b) a jump or dive into water
2) a sudden reduction in the amount or level of something
plunge in:

the plunge in oil prices

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