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plunge

verb
  1. To move or thrust at, under, or into the midst of with sudden force: dive, lunge, wade in or into . See enter
  2. To cause to penetrate with force: dig, drive, ram, run, sink, stab, stick, thrust. See put in
  3. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, spill, topple, tumble. Idiom: take a fall (or header) (or plunge) (or spill) (or tumble). See rise
  4. To move or advance against strong resistance: drive, forge 2, lunge. See move
  5. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, sink, skid, slump, tumble. Idiom: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn). See increase
noun
  1. The act of plunging suddenly downward into or as if into water: dive, nosedive, swoop. Informal: header. See enter
  2. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground: dive, fall, nosedive, pitch, spill, tumble. Informal: header. See rise
  3. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See increase
  4. The act of swimming: dip, duck, dunk, swim. See work

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