PLUNGE

Meaning of PLUNGE in English

(v. i.) To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PLUNGE — I. ˈplənj verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plungen, plongen, from Middle French plonger, plongier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUNGE — (v. t.) To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or …
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — ( v. t. ) To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — /plunj/ , v. , plunged, plunging , n. v.t. 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — vt to baptize by immersion. 2. plunge ·noun heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation. 3. plunge ·vi …
Webster English vocab
PLUNGE — [plunge] vb plunged ; plung.ing [ME, fr. MF plonger, fr. (assumed) VL plumbicare, fr. L plumbum lead] vt (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLUNGE — / plʌndʒ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [+ adv. / prep. ] to move or make sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUNGE — I. plunge 1 /plʌndʒ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: plongier , from Vulgar …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUNGE — v. & n. --v. 1 (usu. foll. by in, into) a tr. thrust forcefully or abruptly. b intr. dive; propel …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUNGE — v. & n. v. 1 (usu. foll. by in, into) a tr. thrust forcefully or abruptly. b intr. dive; propel …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLUNGE — v. & n. --v. 1. (usu. foll. by in, into) a tr. thrust forcefully or abruptly. b intr. dive; propel …
Oxford English vocab
PLUNGE — ( plunges, plunging, plunged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUNGE — (~s, plunging, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLUNGE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be plunged into darkness (= be suddenly in darkness because the lights go out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLUNGE — [noun] [C]I really enjoyed my plunge (= jumping in and swimming) in the pool.There has been a plunge in the …
Cambridge English vocab
PLUNGE — Synonyms and related words : abate, ablate, advance, agiotage, ante, ante up, arbitrage, ascend, back, back up, bate, be caught …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLUNGE — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: THRUST 2, dig, drive, ram, run, sink, stab, stick 2 to thrust or cast oneself …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLUNGE — verb 1. Synonyms: thrust 2, dig, drive, ram, run, sink, stab, stick 2. to thrust or cast oneself or something …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLUNGE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold ▪ Bathers would go straight from the hot room to take a cold ~. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLUNGE — n. 25B6; verb Joy plunged into the sea : DIVE, jump, throw oneself, launch oneself. the aircraft plunged to the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLUNGE — v. 1 descend, drop, plummet, dive, pitch, nosedive, fall (headlong) They lost their footing, and both Holmes and Moriarty plunged …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLUNGE — 1. сущ. 1) ныряние Syn : plunging, diving 2) а) погружение, прыжок в воду Syn : immersion, submersion, dive 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLUNGE — plunge.ogg 1. plʌndʒ n 1. 1> ныряние to take a plunge - броситься в воду 2> часто мор. погружение 3> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLUNGE — plunge сущ.1) прыжок, ныряние, погружение (в воду или другую среду) The sky diver had a plunge of more than 20,000 …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLUNGE — 1. plʌndʒ n 1. 1> ныряние to take a plunge - броситься в воду 2> часто мор. погружение 3> стремительный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLUNGE — 1. сущ. 1) прыжок, ныряние, погружение ( в воду или другую среду ) The sky diver had a plunge of …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLUNGE — 1. сущ. 1) прыжок, ныряние, погружение (в воду или другую среду) The sky diver had a plunge of more than 20,000 feet …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLUNGE — 1. _n. 1> ныряние 2> погружение - take the plunge 2. _v. 1> нырять 2> окунать(ся); погружать(ся); The children plunged …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PLUNGE — 1. n. 1. ныряние 2. погружение - take the plunge 2. v. 1. нырять 2. окунать(ся); погружать(ся); The children plunged …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PLUNGE — 1. _n. 1> ныряние 2> погружение; to take the plunge сделать решительный шаг 2. _v. 1> нырять 2> окунать(ся); погружать(ся) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PLUNGE — 1. сущ. 1) ныряние Syn : plunging, diving 2) а) погружение, прыжок в воду Syn : immersion, submersion, dive 1. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLUNGE — n. plongea (-ar, -ada, -ero)
English interlingue dictionary
PLUNGE — I. verb (~d; plunging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare, from Latin plumbum lead Date: 14th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLUNGE — (n.) The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — (n.) Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — (n.) The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — (v. i.) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — (v. i.) To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to submerge one's self; to dive, or …
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — (v. t.) To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — (v. t.) To baptize by immersion.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUNGE — ( v. t. ) To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( v. t. ) To baptize by immersion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( v. i. ) To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to submerge one's self; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( v. i. ) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( v. i. ) To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( n. ) The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( n. ) The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( n. ) Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ( n. ) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUNGE — v. dive; gamble, wager; waste, squander; be thrown
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLUNGE — n. dive, instance of sinking (into water, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLUNGE — I. ˈplənj verb ( plunged ; plung·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plunger, from Vulgar Latin * plumbicare, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLUNGE — n. Function: noun Date: 15th century : an act or instance of plunging : DIVE also : SWIM
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLUNGE — n. Pronunciation: ' pl ə nj Function: verb Inflected Form: plunged ; plung · ing Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLUNGE — ■ verb 1》 fall or move suddenly and uncontrollably. ↘jump or dive quickly and energetically. ↘(often ~ in ) embark …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLUNGE — plunge BrE AmE plʌn d ʒ ▷ plunged plʌn d ʒd ▷ plunges ˈplʌn d ʒ ɪz -əz ▷ plunging …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLUNGE — I . v. a. Immerse, submerge, dip, souse, douse, put under water ( or other liquid ). II . v. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PLUNGE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PLUNGE — See ↑ DOWN 4, ↑ FALL 4, ↑ PUSH 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ plummet/plunge • ↑ take the plunge
Longman Activator English vocab
PLUNGE — I n. risk ( colloq. ) to take the ~ II v. 1) ( d ; intr. ) ('to throw …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PLUNGE — To thrust or cast oneself into, or as if into, water.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PLUNGE — Дайвинг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLUNGĖ — Плунге
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLUNGE — погружение - plunge free - plunge grinding
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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