English-Thai Dictionary
plunge
N การ ตก อย่างรวดเร็ว การ ลดลง อย่างรวดเร็ว fall kan-tok-long-yang-ruad-leo
plunge
N การพุ่ง ลง ไป ใน น้ำ dive kan-pung-long-pai-nai-nam
plunge
N สถานที่ ว่ายน้ำ sa-tan-ti-wai-nam
plunge
VI พุ่ง ไป ข้างหน้า ตกลง อย่างแรง fall rise pung-pai-kang-na
plunge
VI ลดลง อย่างเร็ว (เช่น ราคา อุณ หภูมิ plummet lod-long-yang-ruad-rao
plunge
VI ลาดชัน ลง ไป lad-chan-long-pai
plunge
VT พุ่ง ไป ข้างหน้า ตกลง อย่างแรง fall rise pung-pai-kang-na
plunge down
PHRV กระโจน พรวด ลง ไป kra-jon-prued-long-pai
plunge in
PHRV พรวดพราด เข้าไป press in push in thrust in prued-prad-kao-pai
plunge into
PHRV ทำให้ รู้สึก (บางอย่าง ทันที tam-hai-ru-suek-tan-te
plunge into
PHRV พรวดพราด เข้าไป plunge in thrust into prued-prad-kao-pai
plunge into
PHRV รีบ เข้าสู่ (กิจกรรม ,สภาพ precipitate into thrust into rib-kao-su
plunger
N ผู้ กระโดด น้ำ phu-kra-dod-nam
plunger
N เครื่องมือ สำหรับ ดูด ท่อ น้ำทิ้ง เครื่องมือ ที่ ปลาย ด้าน หนึ่ง มี ลักษณะ คล้าย ถ้วย ใช้ สำหรับ ดูด ของเสีย ใน ท่อน้ำ หรือ ส้วม plumber's helper krueng-mua-sam-rub-dud-nam-ting
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PLUNGE
v.t. 1. To thrust into water or other fluid substance, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse in a fluid; to drive into flesh, mire or earth, etc. ; as, to plunge the body in water; to plunge the arm into fire or flame; to plunge a dagger into the breast.
2. To thrust or drive into any state in which the thing is considered as enveloped or surrounded; as, to plunge one's self into difficulties or distress; to plunge a nation into war.
3. To baptize by immersion.
PLUNGE
v.i.To pitch; to thrust or drive one's self into water or a fluid; to dive or to rush in. He plunged into the river. The troops plunged into the stream.
His courser plung'd,
And threw him off; the waves whelm'd over him.
1. To fall or rush into distress or any state or circumstances in which the person or thing is enveloped, inclosed or overwhelmed; as, to plunge into a gulf; to plunge into debt or embarrassments; to plunge into war; a body of cavalry plunged into the midst of the enemy.
2. To pitch or throw one's self headlong.
PLUNGE
n.The act of thrusting into water or any penetrable substance. 1. Difficulty; strait; distress; a state of being surrounded or overwhelmed with difficulties.
People when put to a plunge, cry out to heaven for help.
And wilt thou not reach out a friendly arm,
To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrow?
[In this sense, the word is now little used. ]
PLUNGED
pp. Thrust into a fluid or other penetrable substance; immersed; involved in straits.
PLUNGEON
n.A sea fowl.
PLUNGER
n.One that plunges; a diver. 1. A cylinder used as a forcer in pumps.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PLUNGE
Plunge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Plunging. ] Etym: [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. Bound and plunged him into a cell. Tennyson. We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. I. Watts.
2. To baptize by immersion.
3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs. ] Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca. Sir T. Browne.
PLUNGE
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. Forced to plunge naked in the raging sea. Dryden. To plunge into guilt of a murther. Tillotson.
2. To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does. Some wild colt, which. .. flings and plunges. Bp. Hall.
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 ] Plunging fire (Gun. ), firing directed upon an enemy from an elevated position.
PLUNGE
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.
2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.] She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her husband's murder or accuse her son. Sir P. Sidney. And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows Addison.
3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation. [Cant ] Plunge bath, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath in which the bather can wholly immerse himself. -- Plunge, or plunging, battery (Elec.), a voltaic battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into, or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
PLUNGER
PLUNGER Plun "ger, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. [Cant ]
4. (Pottery )
Defn: A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence. Knight.
5. (Gun. )
Defn: The firing pin of a breechloader. 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
New American Oxford Dictionary
plunge
plunge |plənj plənʤ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] jump or dive quickly and energetically: our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea. • fall suddenly and uncontrollably: a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine. • embark impetuously on a speech or course of action: overconfident researchers who plunge ahead. • suffer a rapid decrease in value: their fourth-quarter operating profit plunged 25 \%. • (of a ship ) pitch: the ship plunged through the 20 -foot seas. 2 [ with obj. ] push or thrust quickly: he plunged his hands into his pockets. • put (something ) in liquid so as to immerse it completely: cover the cucumbers with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water. • (often be plunged into ) suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness. • sink (a plant or a pot containing a plant ) in the ground. ▶noun an act of jumping or diving into water: we went straight from the sauna to take a cold plunge. • a swift and drastic fall in value or amount: the bank declared a 76 \% plunge in its profits. PHRASES take the plunge informal commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down, ’ based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet. ’
plunge pool
plunge pool |plənʤ pul | ▶noun 1 a deep basin excavated at the foot of a waterfall by the action of the falling water. 2 chiefly Brit. a small, deep swimming pool, typically one filled with cold water and used to refresh or invigorate the body after a sauna.
plunger
plung er |ˈplənjər ˈplənʤər | ▶noun 1 a device consisting of a rubber cup on a long handle, used to clear blocked pipes by means of water pressure. • a part of a device or mechanism that works with a plunging or thrusting movement. 2 informal a person who gambles or spends money recklessly.
plunge saw
plunge saw ▶noun an electric saw with a projecting blade that can make precision cuts by plunging into dense materials.
Oxford Dictionary
plunge
plunge |plʌn (d )ʒ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj., with adverbial ] jump or dive quickly and energetically: our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea. • fall suddenly and uncontrollably: a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine. • (as adj. plunging ) denoting a very low-cut neckline on a woman's garment. • embark impetuously on a speech or course of action: he came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it. • suffer a rapid decrease in value: shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen. • (of a ship ) pitch: the ship plunged through the 20 -foot seas. • [ no obj. ] (of a horse ) rear violently. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial ] push or thrust quickly: he plunged his hands into his pockets. • quickly immerse in liquid: to peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water. • suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness. • [ with obj. ] sink (a pot containing a plant ) in the ground: pot up and plunge spring-flowering bulbs. ▶noun an act of jumping or diving into water: fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge. • a swift and drastic fall in value or amount: the central bank declared a 76 \% plunge in its profits. PHRASES take the plunge informal commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down ’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet ’.
plunge pool
plunge pool ▶noun 1 a deep basin excavated at the foot of a waterfall by the action of the falling water. 2 a small, deep swimming pool, typically one filled with cold water and used to refresh or invigorate the body after a sauna.
plunger
plun |ger |ˈplʌn (d )ʒə | ▶noun 1 a part of a device or mechanism that works with a plunging or thrusting movement. • a device consisting of a rubber cup on a long handle, used to clear blocked pipes by means of suction. 2 informal a person who gambles or spends money recklessly.
plunge saw
plunge saw ▶noun an electric saw with a projecting blade that can make precision cuts by plunging into dense materials.
American Oxford Thesaurus
plunge
plunge verb 1 Joy plunged into the sea: dive, jump, throw oneself, launch oneself. 2 the aircraft plunged to the ground: plummet, nosedive, drop, fall, pitch, tumble, descend, dive-bomb. 3 the car plunged down an alley: charge, hurtle, career, plow, cannon, tear; informal barrel. 4 oil prices plunged: fall sharply, plummet, drop, go down, tumble, slump; informal crash, nosedive. 5 he plunged the dagger into her back: thrust, jab, stab, sink, stick, ram, drive, push, shove, force. 6 plunge the pears into boiling water: immerse, submerge, dip, dunk. 7 the room was plunged into darkness: throw, cast, pitch. ▶noun 1 a plunge into the deep end: dive, jump, nosedive, fall, pitch, drop, plummet, descent. 2 a plunge in profits: fall, drop, slump; informal nosedive, crash. PHRASES take the plunge she decided to take the plunge and headed for Hollywood: commit oneself, go for it, do the deed, throw caution to the wind (s ), risk it; informal jump in at the deep end, go for broke.
Oxford Thesaurus
plunge
plunge verb 1 Joy stripped her clothes off and plunged into the sea: jump, dive, hurl oneself, throw oneself, fling oneself, launch oneself, catapult oneself, cast oneself, pitch oneself. 2 the aircraft plunged to the ground: crash, plummet, pitch, drop, fall, fall headlong, tumble, nosedive, take a nosedive, crash-dive, descend. 3 the car turned, plunging down a bumpy alley: charge, hurtle, career, plough, cannon, lurch, careen, rush, dash, tear; N. Amer. informal barrel. 4 world oil prices plunged in the 1980s: fall steeply /sharply, plummet, drop rapidly, go down, tumble, sink, slump; informal crash, nosedive, take a nosedive. 5 he plunged the dagger into the man's back: thrust, stick, ram, drive, jab, stab, push, shove, force, sink. 6 plunge the pears into a bowl of cold water: immerse, submerge, sink, dip, dunk, douse, duck. 7 the room was plunged into darkness: throw, cast, pitch. 8 the boat plunged: lurch, pitch, roll, reel, toss about, keel, list, wallow, labour, flounder, make heavy weather; Nautical pitchpole. ▶noun 1 a plunge into the deep end of the pool: jump, dive; nosedive, fall, pitch, drop, plummet, descent, tumble; archaic plump. 2 the bank declared a 76 \% plunge in its profits: fall, drop, tumble, slump; informal nosedive, crash. PHRASES take the plunge he decided to take the plunge and become a full-time professional musician: commit oneself, go for it, throw caution to the wind (s ), give it one's all, give it all one has, go all out; informal jump in at the deep end, go for broke.
Duden Dictionary
Plunger
Plun ger Substantiv, maskulin Technik , der Plunscher |ˈplʌndʒə |der Plunger; Genitiv: des Plungers, Plural: die Plunger englisch plunger, zu: to plunge = stoßen, treiben Kolben mit langem Kolbenkörper und Dichtungsmanschetten zwischen Kolben und Zylinder
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
plunge
plunge /plʌn (d )ʒ /〖語源は 「測鉛を降ろして水深を測る 」〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; plunging 自動詞 1 a. «…へ » 突っ込む , 突進する ; 飛び込む (in ) «into » ; «…から » 飛び出す «off » ▸ plunge into war 戦争へ突入する ▸ plunge to one's death 飛び降り自殺をする ▸ plunge into the sea 海へ飛び込む b. «…に » 没頭する ; 【ある状況に 】(突然 )陥る «into » ▸ plunge into crisis 危機に陥る 2 〈量 割合 値などが 〉 (突然 )減少する , 激減 [急落 ]する .3 〈道路 がけなどが 〉急に下り坂になる .4 〈船が 〉 (高波で )激しく縦揺れする ; 〈馬が 〉後足を上げて飛び上がる .5 ｟話 ｠ «…に » 大金を費やす [つぎこむ ]; 大投機をする «on » .他動詞 1 a. «…へ » (すばやく 乱暴に )〈物 〉を突っ込む , 押し込む (thrust ) «into » ▸ He plunged the table knife into an apple .彼はテーブルナイフをリンゴに突き刺した .b. 【ある状態へ 】(突然 )〈人 物 事 〉を陥れる, 突入させる , 追い込む «into » ; 〖be ～ed /～ oneself 〗【ある状態に 】なる «into » ▸ Suddenly the stage was plunged into darkness .舞台が突然真っ暗になった ▸ be plunged into gloom [despair ]突然不幸を経験する .2 〈植木鉢 〉を土中に埋める .名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗1 «…への » 突入 , 突進 , 投げ込むこと «into » .2 飛び込み ; 一泳ぎ ; ｟主に米 ｠(プールなどの )飛び込みのできる場所 ; 深いプール ▸ enter the water with a plunge 水中に飛び込む .3 (急な )下降 , 下落 .t à ke the pl ú nge (長期間延期した後 [悩んだ末 ])思い切ったことをやる ; 結婚する .pl ù nging n é ckline (婦人服の )大胆に開いた胸元 .
plunger
plung er /plʌ́n (d )ʒə r /名詞 C 1 飛び込む人 [物 ]; 突入者, 突進者 [物 ].2 排水管掃除用具 〘棒の先にカップ形のゴム製吸引具が付いたもの 〙.3 〘機 〙(押し上げポンプの )ピストン .4 ｟くだけて ｠無謀な博打 （ばくち ）打ち [相場師 ].
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