plunges

We have found lemma(root) word of plunges : plunge.

Definitions


[plʌn(d)ʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- jump or dive quickly and energetically
(e.g: our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea)

- push or thrust quickly
(e.g: he plunged his hands into his pockets)


Phrases:
- take the plunge

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’


[plʌn(d)ʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of jumping or diving into water
(e.g: fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge)


Phrases:
- take the plunge

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’




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