plunge

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a brief swim in water
  2. noun a steep and rapid fall
  3. verb thrust or throw into

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.

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