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plunge
(encz) | plunge,pád n: Pavel Machek; Giza |
plunge
(encz) | plunge,strčit v: rychle |
plunge
(encz) | plunge,vrazit v: rychle |
Plunge
(gcide) | Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plunged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plunging.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.
(assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See Plumb.]
1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is
penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter
quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body
into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used
figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. "To plunge
the boy in pleasing sleep." --Dryden.
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Bound and plunged him into a cell. --Tennyson.
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We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.
Watts.
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2. To baptize by immersion.
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3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]
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Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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Plunge
(gcide) | Plunge \Plunge\, n.
1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,
rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the
water with a plunge.
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2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being
submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]
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She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her
husband's murder or accuse her son. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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And with thou not reach out a friendly arm,
To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows?
--Addison.
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3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or
violently forward, like an unruly horse.
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4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous
speculation. [Cant]
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Plunge bath, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath
in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.
Plunge battery, or plunging battery (Elec.), a voltaic
battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,
or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunge
(gcide) | Plunge \Plunge\, v. i.
1. To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to
submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he
plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to
plunge into debt.
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Forced to plunge naked in the raging sea. --Dryden.
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To plunge into guilt of a murther. --Tillotson.
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2. To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently
forward, as a horse does.
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Some wild colt, which . . . flings and plunges.
--Bp. Hall.
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3. To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or
other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in
hazardous speculations. [Cant]
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Plunging fire (Gun.), firing directed upon an enemy from an
elevated position.
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plunge
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n 1: a brief swim in water [syn: dip, plunge]
2: a steep and rapid fall
v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn:
immerse, plunge]
2: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: dive,
plunge, plunk]
3: dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She
plunged at it eagerly"
4: begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She
plunged into a dangerous adventure" [syn: plunge, launch]
5: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students
into the study of the Italian text" [syn: plunge,
immerse]
6: fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" [syn:
plunge, dump]
7: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or
saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip
the brush into the paint" [syn: dunk, dip, souse,
plunge, douse]
8: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
engross, absorb, soak up] |
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plunge
(encz) | plunge,pád n: Pavel Machek; Gizaplunge,strčit v: rychle plunge,vrazit v: rychle |
plunge down
(encz) | plunge down,vnořit v: web |
plunge in
(encz) | plunge in,vnořit v: web |
plunge into
(encz) | plunge into,vnořit v: web |
plunged
(encz) | plunged,vrhnul se v: Jaroslav Šedivý |
plunger
(encz) | plunger,píst n: [tech.] např. pracovní píst elektromagnetu Sukyplunger,razník n: Zdeněk Brožplunger,spekulátor n: Zdeněk Brožplunger,zvon n: na čištění ucpaného odpadu Marek Běl |
plunges
(encz) | plunges,klesá v: Zdeněk Brožplunges,padá v: Zdeněk Brožplunges,vrhá se v: Zdeněk Brož |
Emplunge
(gcide) | Emplunge \Em*plunge"\, v. t. [Cf. Implunge.]
To plunge; to implunge. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Implunge
(gcide) | Implunge \Im*plunge"\, v. t.
To plunge. --Fuller.
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Plunge bath
(gcide) | Plunge \Plunge\, n.
1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,
rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the
water with a plunge.
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2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being
submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]
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She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her
husband's murder or accuse her son. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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And with thou not reach out a friendly arm,
To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows?
--Addison.
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3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or
violently forward, like an unruly horse.
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4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous
speculation. [Cant]
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Plunge bath, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath
in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.
Plunge battery, or plunging battery (Elec.), a voltaic
battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,
or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunge battery
(gcide) | Plunge \Plunge\, n.
1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,
rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the
water with a plunge.
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2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being
submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]
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She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her
husband's murder or accuse her son. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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And with thou not reach out a friendly arm,
To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows?
--Addison.
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3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or
violently forward, like an unruly horse.
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4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous
speculation. [Cant]
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Plunge bath, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath
in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.
Plunge battery, or plunging battery (Elec.), a voltaic
battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,
or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
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Plunged
(gcide) | Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plunged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plunging.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.
(assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See Plumb.]
1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is
penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter
quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body
into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used
figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. "To plunge
the boy in pleasing sleep." --Dryden.
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Bound and plunged him into a cell. --Tennyson.
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We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.
Watts.
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2. To baptize by immersion.
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3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]
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Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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Plunger
(gcide) | Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
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2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
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3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
speculator. [Cant]
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4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
creamy consistence. --Knight.
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5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
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Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.
Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.
Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,
instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be
single-acting or double-acting
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Plunger bucket
(gcide) | Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
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2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
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3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
speculator. [Cant]
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4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
creamy consistence. --Knight.
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5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
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Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.
Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.
Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,
instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be
single-acting or double-acting
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Plunger pole
(gcide) | Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
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2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
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3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
speculator. [Cant]
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4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
creamy consistence. --Knight.
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5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
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Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.
Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.
Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,
instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be
single-acting or double-acting
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Plunger pump
(gcide) | Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
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2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
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3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
speculator. [Cant]
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4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
creamy consistence. --Knight.
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5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
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Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.
Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.
Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,
instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be
single-acting or double-acting
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plunge
(wn) | plunge
n 1: a brief swim in water [syn: dip, plunge]
2: a steep and rapid fall
v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn:
immerse, plunge]
2: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: dive,
plunge, plunk]
3: dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She
plunged at it eagerly"
4: begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She
plunged into a dangerous adventure" [syn: plunge, launch]
5: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students
into the study of the Italian text" [syn: plunge,
immerse]
6: fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" [syn:
plunge, dump]
7: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or
saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip
the brush into the paint" [syn: dunk, dip, souse,
plunge, douse]
8: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
engross, absorb, soak up] |
plunger
(wn) | plunger
n 1: someone who risks losses for the possibility of
considerable gains [syn: speculator, plunger]
2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: diver, plunger]
3: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at
one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: plunger,
plumber's helper]
4: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
[syn: piston, plunger] |
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