plunge

Definition

To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

Etymology

From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.

Example Sentences

• "to plunge the body into water"
• ""Most of them don't wash. Those who do usually plunge their head into some brook or rill, if there happens to be one about.""
• "to plunge a dagger into the breast"