Meaning & use
plunge
To fall, jump, or move suddenly and steeply downward or into something.
See it in a sentence
He plunged into the cold lake without hesitating for even a second.
Stock prices plunged sharply after the disappointing earnings report.
A note on using this word
Plunge suggests a sudden, often dramatic drop, whether physical, as in diving, or figurative, as with prices or morale.
Words with a similar meaning
divetumble
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Words with an opposite meaning
rise
Another way to use it
2. noun
A sudden and steep fall, drop, or dive.
The company's stock took a plunge after the scandal broke.
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