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plunge

noun
  1. a brief swim in water
    dip
  2. a steep and rapid fall
verb
  1. begin with vigor
    launch
  2. devote (oneself) fully to
    steepabsorbengrossimmerseengulfsoak up
  3. cause to be immersed
    “The professor plunged the students into the study of the Italian text.”
    immerse
  4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    dunk
  5. thrust or throw into
    immerse
  6. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
    “I plunged at the clog eagerly.”
  7. drop steeply
    “the stock market plunged”
    dive
  8. fall abruptly
    “It plunged to the bottom of the well”
    dump