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  • 11plunge — plunge1 [ plʌndʒ ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to fall quickly from a high position: It was still dark when the helicopter plunged 500 feet into the sea. His car had plunged off the mountain road in heavy rain. a ) transitive to make someone or… …

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  • 12plunge — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards (+ off/into etc): Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff. | plunge to your death: The rope broke and both the climbers plunged… …

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  • 13plunge — [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… …

  • 14Plunge pool — used to cool off. Another type of plunge pool is formed under a vertical displacement of water, for example a waterfall or rapids. Because of the hydraulic action acted there, the plunge pool interiors are irregular and rough. Plunge pools are… …

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  • 15plunge — 1. verb 1) Joy plunged into the sea Syn: dive, jump, throw oneself, launch oneself 2) the aircraft plunged to the ground Syn: plummet, nosedive, drop, fall, pitch, tumble, descend …

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  • 16plunge in — phrasal verb Word forms plunge in : present tense I/you/we/they plunge in he/she/it plunges in present participle plunging in past tense plunged in past participle plunged in 1) [intransitive] to suddenly start doing something with energy and… …

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  • 17plunge pool — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms plunge pool : singular plunge pool plural plunge pools a small deep pool of cold water, used especially after a sauna …

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  • 18plunge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dip, submerge; dive; sink, fall, drop; douse, go or put under water; gamble, bet heavily, go off the deep end (inf.); fling, jump. n. dive, swim, dip; submersion; informal, venture. See water, haste.… …

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  • 19plunge pool — noun 1》 a deep basin at the foot of a waterfall formed by the action of the falling water. 2》 a small, deep swimming pool, especially one used to refresh the body after a sauna …

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  • 20plunge pool — /ˈplʌndʒ pul/ (say plunj poohl) noun 1. a natural deep pool formed by erosion, as under a waterfall or rapids. 2. a small artificial pool, usually a swimming pool large and deep enough to allow immersion but not suitable for swimming at length …