Словарь синонимов английского языка - plunge

(v) 1. descend, drop, plummet, dive, pitch, nosedive, fall (headlong): They lost their footing, and both Holmes and Moriarty plunged into the abyss. 2. submerge, sink, immerse; engulf, overwhelm: I plunged my hand in the icy water to retrieve dhe keys. She plunged herself into her work to try to forget him. -(n) 3. dive, nosedive, fall, pitch, plummet, drop, descent; submersion, immersion: After the scandal his career took a plunge from which it never recovered. Every winter they take a plunge into the icy waters of the Serpentine. 4. gamble, wager, bet, risk: Are you taking the plunge with an investment in South America?