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n.
The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
v. t.
The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
v. t.
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart.
imp. & p. p.
of Plunge
n.
One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator.
v. t.
To put under water; to plunge.
n.
The plunger of a hydraulic press.
n.
A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
n.
The firing pin of a breechloader.
v. t.
To plunge or sink into a swamp.
v. t.
To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack.
v. t.
Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
n.
One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
v. i.
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.
n.
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.
v. i.
To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
v. i.
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out.
v. t.
To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid.
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