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  • plunge the country into war — drag the country into a war, get a country involved in a war …   English contemporary dictionary

  • plunge — I n. risk (colloq.) to take the plunge II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to throw oneself ) to plunge from; to (to plunge to one s death from a cliff) 2) (d; intr.) ( to dive ); ( to rush ) to plunge into (to plunge into the water; to plunge into war) 3) (d; …   Combinatory dictionary

  • plunge — [[t]plʌ̱nʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ plunges, plunging, plunged 1) VERB If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. [V prep/adv] At least 50 people died when a bus… …   English dictionary

  • plunge — [c]/plʌndʒ / (say plunj) verb (plunged, plunging) –verb (t) 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into someone s heart. 2. to bring into some… …  

  • Plunge — Plunge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr. (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.] 1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plunge — plunge1 [plʌndʒ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum lead ] 1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards plunge off/into etc ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plunge — ▪ I. plunge plunge 1 [plʌndʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] JOURNALISM to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount; = PLUMMET: • Stock prices plunged again yesterday. • The company s shares plunged 33% in a single day …   Financial and business terms

  • plunge — /plunj/, v., plunged, plunging, n. v.t. 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one s heart. 2. to bring suddenly or forcibly into… …   Universalium

  • plunge — 01. A young boy miraculously survived after [plunging] over Niagara Falls. 02. The car ran off the bridge, and [plunged] into the ocean. 03. German philosopher Goethe once said, [Plunge] boldly into the thick of life! 04. A young boy [plunged]… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • War of Honor — infobox Book | name = War of Honor title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Weber illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Honor Harrington series genre = Military science fiction publisher …   Wikipedia

  • plunge — vb Plunge, dive, pitch are comparable when they mean to throw or cast oneself or to be thrown or cast forward or downward with force or impetuosity into or as if into deep water. Plunge carries a more obvious implication than the others of the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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