plunge
Roget category 310
2. Words relating to space› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction
#310.
Plunge
noun
plunge,
dip,
dive,
header —
ducking
etc.
v. —
diver.
verb
plunge,
dip,
souse,
duck —
dive,
plump —
take a plunge,
take a header —
make a plunge —
bathe
etc.
(water)
337.
submerge,
submerse —
immerse —
douse,
sink,
engulf,
send to the bottom.
get out of one's depth —
go to the bottom,
go down like a stone,
drop like a lead balloon —
founder,
welter,
wallow.
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