plunge

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From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.

Back-formation from plunger.

111 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: гмуркане (gmurkane) — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Bulgarian: скок във вода (skok vǎv voda) — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Catalan: immersió — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Finnish: sukellus — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• French: plongée — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Eintauchen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Tauchen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Untertauchen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Stürzen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Herabstürzen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Sturz — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Fall — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Hineinfallen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Herabfallen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Hineinstürzen — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• German: Kopfsprung — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Italian: immersione — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Russian: прыжо́к (pryžók) — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Russian: ныряние (nyrjanije) — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Scottish Gaelic: tumadh — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Spanish: inmersión — The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge
• Aromanian: afundu — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Bulgarian: потапям (potapjam) — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Catalan: submergir — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Czech: ponořit se — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Czech: pohroužit se — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Czech: potopit se — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Finnish: syöstä — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• French: plonger — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• German: eintauchen — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• German: tauchen — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• German: untertauchen — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• German: senken — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• German: versenken — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Hawaiian: hoʻoluʻu — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Ido: plunjar — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Irish: tum — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Italian: immergere — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Latin: mergō — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Persian: غوطه رفتن (ġute raftan) — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Romanian: afunda — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Russian: погружать (pogružatʹ) — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Slovak: ponoriť — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Slovak: pohrúžiť — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Slovak: vnoriť sa — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Spanish: sumergir — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Spanish: zambullir — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Spanish: zabullir — to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
• Bulgarian: хвърлям (hvǎrljam) — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Catalan: precipitar — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• French: plonger — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• French: précipiter — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• German: stoßen — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• German: stürzen — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• German: stecken — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• German: treiben — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Ido: precipitar — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Slovak: zaboriť — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Slovak: zabodnúť — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Spanish: precipitar — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Spanish: clavar — (figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action
• Bulgarian: гмуркам се (gmurkam se) — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Bulgarian: потапям се (potapjam se) — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Catalan: submergir-se — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Czech: ponořit se — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Czech: pohroužit se — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Czech: potopit se — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Esperanto: plonĝi — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• French: plonger — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• French: se plonger — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: stürzen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: untertauchen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: abtauchen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: tauchen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: eintauchen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: abstürzen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: herabstürzen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: hineinfallen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: hineinstürzen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• German: herabfallen — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Irish: tum — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Māori: urupou — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Russian: ныря́ть (nyrjátʹ) — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Sanskrit: मज्जति (majjati) — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Slovak: ponoriť sa — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Slovak: vnoriť sa — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Slovak: potopiť sa — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Spanish: sumergirse — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Spanish: zambullirse — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Spanish: zabullirse — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Turkish: dalmak — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Ottoman Turkish: طالمق (dalmak) — (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
• Bulgarian: хвърлям се (hvǎrljam se) — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Catalan: capbussar-se — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Czech: ponořit se — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Czech: pohroužit se — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Czech: vrhnout se — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Esperanto: plonĝi — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• French: se plonger — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• German: stürzen — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• German: eintauchen — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• German: hineinstürzen — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• German: fallen — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Māori: tapakō — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Slovak: vrhnúť sa — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Spanish: zambullirse — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• Ottoman Turkish: طالمق (dalmak) — (figuratively, intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition
• German: vorwärtsstürzen — (intransitive) to pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does
• German: voranstürzen — (intransitive) to pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does
• Slovak: skočiť — (intransitive) to pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does
• Slovak: vrhnúť sa strmhlav — (intransitive) to pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does