I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be plunged into darkness (= be suddenly in darkness because the lights go out )
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Suddenly the electricity went off and we were plunged into darkness.
be thrown/plunged into chaos
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A serious accident has thrown the roads into chaos.
dive/fall/jump/plunge head-first
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I fell head-first down the stairs.
low/plunging neckline (= leaving part of the chest uncovered )
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Her evening gown had a plunging neckline.
plunge into recession (= start to experience a deep recession )
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The US is about to plunge into recession.
plunging neckline
profits slump/plunge (= fall by a large amount )
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The group’s pre-tax profits slumped to £25.5m.
throw/plunge sb into confusion
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The unexpected news threw us all into confusion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
ahead
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Despite the efforts of Starbuck and Stubb to abandon the mad chase, the Pequod plunges ahead .
back
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From here he could observe the great world outside, before plunging back into it.
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He circled his right leg and plunged back into the water, soaking his master from head to foot.
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Her face was plunged back into shadow.
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You can plunge back into obscurity or put your hide on the line.
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But Victorians, who are the yo-yo team of senior hockey, again plunge back to Section Two hockey next season.
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He plunged back in and struck his head against her foot.
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Abruptly the dream finished and she was plunged back into reality.
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Owen drew breath and plunged back to the little group, still hemmed into a few yards of the pathway.
down
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His car had plunged down a motorway verge and into a wooden fence.
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Then he just wandered away, hands plunged down the back of his underpants with misery.
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The jitney turned, plunging down a bumpy alley.
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Shots spiked the air and night plunged down on them as Ember shot the lights out.
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The track plunged down into it and emerged on the other side.
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And then it plunged down and down and down.
headlong
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Up went a roar as he plunged headlong into the stew.
in
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He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan.
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Not only is production expanding rapidly as foreign mining outfits plunge in , world coal prices have been rising.
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You will not always be understood, or always understand people's response to you, but plunge in anyway.
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When my turn comes I take a deep breath and plunge in .
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Then he plunged in , and when he saw he was correct, punched the air with a raised left hand.
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A.R. We've plunged in with the practical details rather than training itself.
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Tempting, he thought. Plunge in and head for the fire tower.
off
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The barriers are so low you feel you could plunge off at any second.
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Industries find their foreign markets slowly shrinking rather than finding themselves plunging off an economic cliff.
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Sabine cried out in horror as the Peugeot swerved crazily, and plunged off the road.
on
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So one bio-day placidly followed another, the ship plunged on through Highlight, and nothing at all of importance happened.
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The blade plunged on into the heather at the side of the track.
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On the evening of 20 November the Prime Minister's swift decision to fight on plunged the Conservatives into almost total disarray.
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The government was plunging on into uncharted waters without a pilot or perhaps a map.
straight
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To Grasmere, then, they had come in their own kind of innocence and plunged straight into a storm.
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I shall begin this evening at the top of the pile and plunge straight through to the bottom.
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Suddenly, they both jumped up, pulled off their remaining cotton restrictions and plunged straight into the water.
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The buildings gathered themselves into the rock which plunged straight into the ground, like an island into the sea.
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Only he has this strange twist of plunging straight into what matters.
■ NOUN
chaos
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To his supporters, Rawlings remains an incorruptible savior and pragmatist who kept the country from plunging into chaos .
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The country was plunged into economic chaos .
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Apparently Merton College had refused to take northern students and Oxford had been plunged into chaos and riot.
company
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Paint company Colorin plunged the daily 15 percent limit to 1. 597 pesos.
country
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Because that would plunge the country deeper into violence.
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The failure of the ruling Socialist Party to reform the economy has plunged the country into disaster.
darkness
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Teal Green was coughing up a lungful of smoke when the Base was plunged into darkness .
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The lights dim, then go off, plunging the hall into darkness .
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Just as the teacher was getting into her stride, the whole school was plunged into darkness .
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Finally she left the room, only to turn off the power switch, which plunged the house into darkness .
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Streets and homes have been plunged into random darkness .
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Lily moved away from him and pressed the switch that plunged the room into darkness .
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The universe was about to be plunged again into eternal darkness .
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With his house plunged into darkness , Jessie's owner sought my help.
death
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As the sun shrank the ledge, he waited to plunge to his death into a crevasse.
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And she plunges to her death .
depth
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The shelves come to an abrupt stop as the protruding land masses plunge into the depths .
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Drillers would plunge through a record depth of water to pierce farther into the ocean floor than anyone had gone before.
foot
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Below the bushes lay a ledge and then a sheer rock face plunging forty feet to the clay-reddened lake.
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Unbalanced, he was forced to plunge his foot back in to stop himself from falling headlong.
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He started to cross the street, plunging a foot into the imaginary flood.
hand
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Doubting Thomas, I stared for a couple of seconds before plunging my hand in.
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I finally plunged my hand into the mess of comb.
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He closed his eyes and plunged his hand in, to get it over with.
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Yanto hesitated for a moment then plunged his hands into the evil smelling, mess.
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I plunged my hands wrist deep in the fragrant herbs, and rubbed the dry fragments between the fingertips.
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When it happens, rub the fingers vigorously or plunge the hands into warm water.
knife
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As for his would-be assassin, the Tories took turns yesterday to plunge the knife into Mr Lamont.
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By plunging a knife into the sore spots-dependence, lack of democracy, powerlessness-the Gulf War shattered something deep within us.
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Surprise doesn't register, instead, Devito plunges an eight-inch carving knife purposefully and repeatedly into the victim's stomach.
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The next morning, after the wedding ceremony, the toad told his bride to plunge a knife into his back.
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Ironic, he thought, that Müller had plunged the knife in to her back instead of the other way round.
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Repeatedly he plunged his knife into the bewildered officer's head and chest until he collapsed.
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Von Steinholz plunged the knife into the birthday cake and cut the first piece.
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A crazed killer plunged a knife into his eye as he waited on a crowded platform.
market
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And if the market plunges , many Wall Street newcomers might dump stocks and mutual funds as quickly as they bought them.
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After teetering at record highs for weeks, the market plunged 171 points Friday on news that suggested inflation was heating up.
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In November the market plunged briefly, and financial Darwinism prevailed.
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On Oct. 19, the market plunged by more than 500 points, a 22 percent drop.
percent
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Its profits plunged 60 percent to £31 million, though Sir Robert said remedial measures were now in place.
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Since Monday, the shares have plunged 10 percent .
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But since figures were worked out, many house values have plunged by 25 percent .
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Precious-metals funds did worst, plunging 6. 6 percent .
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Alphameric was the day's major casualty with its shares plunging 32 percent to 23p as hopes for its profit recovery faded.
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Paint company Colorin plunged the daily 15 percent limit to 1. 597 pesos.
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The worst bear market lasted from September 1929 through July 1932, when stocks plunged about 90 percent .
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Copper prices have plunged 14 percent in the past month.
points
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After teetering at record highs for weeks, the market plunged 171 points Friday on news that suggested inflation was heating up.
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The yield, a reflection of economic growth and inflation expectations, plunged 10 basis points to 6. 05 percent.
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The yield on the five-year 5. 875 percent note plunged 6 basis points to 4. 44 percent.
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Troubles abroad sent the Dow plunging 554 points Monday, its worst point drop ever.
price
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But as the price plunged , the government saw its sources of funding evaporating.
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Copper prices have plunged 14 percent in the past month.
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Fears are now rife that the price could plunge well below 30p by the end of the year.
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Gas prices have plunged 31 percent in less than a week.
profit
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Its profits plunged 60 percent to £31 million, though Sir Robert said remedial measures were now in place.
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As worldwide demand for its products stays flat and costs remain high, half-year profits have plunged 70% to £15.1m.
recession
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This would hit struggling homebuyers and businessmen, plunging Britain deeper into recession .
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And it was coupled with devastating figures showing Britain had plunged deeper into recession .
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It was feared that a severe liquidity crisis might ensue and that the world economy would then be plunged into economic recession .
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In addition, hotel and property values have plunged in the recession .
sea
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Selvagem Grande is a plateau from which 100m high cliffs plunge into the sea .
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When he came to his senses, the boat was plunging through a heavy sea .
stock
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At just over 520p, the stock has plunged a third in 12 months.
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The stock plunged 3 1 / 4 to 28 5 / 8.
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On financial markets today, bonds and stocks plunged amid growing pessimism about an early balanced-budget accord.
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The stock plunged 3 1 / 8 to 29 3 / 4.
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Concern that White House and congressional negotiators were unable to reach an agreement to balance the budget helped send stocks plunging yesterday.
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The worst bear market lasted from September 1929 through July 1932, when stocks plunged about 90 percent.
water
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She wasn't quick enough to let go and it overbalanced her and she plunged into the water next to him.
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He circled his right leg and plunged back into the water , soaking his master from head to foot.
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Drain in strainer and immediately plunge beans into ice water .
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Her feet were plunged into the water .
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But so desperate was she to see her prince that she plunged into the water and drowned.
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Suddenly, they both jumped up, pulled off their remaining cotton restrictions and plunged straight into the water .
world
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He decided eventually that to embrace Buddhism would be to plunge into a world too culturally alien.
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Not only is production expanding rapidly as foreign mining outfits plunge in, world coal prices have been rising.
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At this point I was plunged into a world of terror in which voices were changed and objects were distorted.
■ VERB
send
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Bernard spotted a dynamic personality and sent Moira plunging into her new job.
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And what will send me soaring and plunging ?
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Concern that White House and congressional negotiators were unable to reach an agreement to balance the budget helped send stocks plunging yesterday.
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Troubles abroad sent the Dow plunging 554 points Monday, its worst point drop ever.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
rush/plunge headlong into sth
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Stockbrokers should prevent their clients from plunging headlong into trouble.
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Up went a roar as he plunged headlong into the stew.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Plunging both hands deep into the sack she rummaged among the parcels.
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A skydiver plunged to his death yesterday when his parachute failed to open.
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Colin plunged into the icy water.
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I plunged in fully-clothed and pulled her to the river bank.
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She plunged herself into her writing.
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The aeroplane's engines failed and it plunged into the ocean.
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The President's popularity has plunged dramatically in recent weeks.
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The two women sat down in a corner and plunged into an animated conversation.
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Their car swerved to avoid a truck, and plunged off the cliff.
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Then he plunged the knife into his victim's chest.
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Three men left the truck and plunged into the woods.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the sun shrank the ledge, he waited to plunge to his death into a crevasse.
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Concern that White House and congressional negotiators were unable to reach an agreement to balance the budget helped send stocks plunging yesterday.
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Fastenal plunged 4 to 38 on Nasdaq.
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In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.
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Many Conservatives still recalled the disarray into which the Macmillan administration had plunged after its striking election victory in 1959.
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These are rocket-shaped projectiles loaded with vitrified waste, and dumped from ships to plunge into soft sediments on the ocean floor.
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Thomas plunged his arm deep into the creature's mouth and then forced his fist upwards through the larynx.
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Witnesses recalled a clap of wood and the sight of Bailey plunging toward the ground, then his dangling body spinning hard.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
take
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Now they've taken a plunge into the dive computer market and the outcome is the DataMax Sport.
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And once you do take the plunge , avoid the computer ads for at least a year.
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Until then, our Buying With Confidence section on page 66 explains how to protect yourself when you take the plunge .
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Inspired by the Sixties, we asked a few brave souls to take the plunge and dress up like latter-day Twiggys.
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While San Diego and other communities debated alternatives for replacing their aging airports, Denver took the plunge in a big way.
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For some years I have been thinking of buying a word processor but have not yet taken the plunge .
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So, last week I got a pressure cooker and took the plunge .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a plunge in the lake
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Myers was severely injured in the plunge from the top of the hotel.
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There has been a 10% plunge in stock prices.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Inspired by the Sixties, we asked a few brave souls to take the plunge and dress up like latter-day Twiggys.
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Instead, Greenspan welcomed the stock plunge , saying it had chilled an overheated market.
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She continued to eke out a living based on the fading memories of her famous plunge .
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She looked towards the Archdeacon and recognised the signs of some one about to take the plunge .
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The worst postwar bear market struck in 1973-1974, a Dow Jones plunge of 45 percent.
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What if he were to be punished for his vengeance by a plunge into the nerve-glove?