plunge
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4.0
- noun
- /plʌndʒ/
:
caída
- Ladies and gentlemen, As reported earlier, the stock market has taken a severe plunge.
Basically what Greenspan did is every time the stocks crashed, the plunge protection team would protect you.
- Basically what Greenspan did is every time the stocks crashed, the plunge protection team would protect you.
Examples
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The last thing she remembered was her frightening plunge into the sinkhole and her desperate attempt to survive.
Fiction book (2000) -
After this, his fortunes continued their inexorable plunge until he was finally driven from office ten months later.
Academic text (1990) -
The case for believing that a dollar plunge will do great harm is much less secure.
Blog text (12) -
But any deal reached to prevent the fiscal plunge may prove a hard sell on Capitol Hill.
Blog text (21) -
- Import prices took their sharpest plunge in over eight years in March.
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The dizzying plunge proved brief, but the sleek ship still raced blindly down a crashing wave.
Fiction book (1992) -
The stock market experienced a significant plunge last week, causing concern among investors.
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There was a sharp plunge in temperatures as winter approached, surprising many residents.
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After the heavy rains, the river took a dramatic plunge over the rocks, creating a stunning waterfall.
Synonyms
89
3.7
A movement down from a higher place to a lower place or a slope that goes down
46
2.9
A rolling fall or gymnastic turn of the body
45
1.0
A sudden fall from a higher place to a lower place
13
4.6
A quick, sweeping movement down through the air often by a bird or plane
1
5.3
A sudden steep fall that often happens to a plane with its front pointing down or to prices
A sudden fast downward movement, often of people or things
Compounds
How Sudden
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plunge as a noun also uses the image of something heavy and falling like plumbum ('lead'), which is why it can mean a sudden, steep fall or drop.