plunges
Falls in headfirst
Plunges is the plural of plunge—sudden, forceful movements into or through something.
A diver plunges into water, stock prices plunge during a crash, a road plunges down a mountainside.
The noun suggests dramatic descent or immersion: She took the plunge and quit her job.
The verb in third person: He plunges the knife into the melon.
Leaps into water
- jumpsPushes off ground
- leapsShort springing motions
- cannonballsSpherical artillery projectiles
- splashesLiquid scattered by impact
submerges · descends · immerses · drops · swan dive · belly flop · springboard · high dive
Sudden violent impacts
- tumblesFalls in disarray
- dropsDescends or releases
- fallsDescends or declines
- collapsesSuddenly falls inward
tanks · nosedives · slumps · sinks · plummets · downturn · freefall · depreciation
Starts enthusiastically, headlong
- jumps inEnters abruptly or eagerly
- embarksBoards for departure
- venturesRisky new enterprises
- undertakesBegins a task formally
commits · launches · leaps · rushes · hurls · engages · immerses · dedicates
dives
Leaps into water
- jumpsPushes off ground
- leapsShort springing motions
- cannonballsSpherical artillery projectiles
splashes · submerges · descends · immerses · drops · swan dive · belly flop · springboard · high dive · cliff diving
crashes
Sudden violent impacts
collapses · tanks · nosedives · slumps · sinks · plummets · downturn · freefall · depreciation · losses
dives in
Starts enthusiastically, headlong
undertakes · commits · launches · leaps · rushes · hurls · engages · immerses · dedicates · invests
submerges
Puts fully underwater
soaks · bathes · steeps · drowns · sinks · saturates · engulfs · swamps · floods · inundates
thrusts
Forceful forward pushes
rams · shoves · forces · pushes · inserts · buries · sinks · embeds · impales · spears
- take the plungeCommit after hesitation
- plunging necklinesDeep V-shaped bodice cuts
- cold plungeTherapeutic freezing immersion
- toilet plungerSuction tool for clogs
- plunged intoEntered abruptly and fully
- plunge intoBegin with full commitment
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