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tidlom [tid.lum.] : plunge (v.)
Synonyms: tiglom

Derivatives of tidlom


Glosses:
plunge
n. (act)1. dip, plungea brief swim in water.
~ swim, swimmingthe act of swimming.; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most"; "they took a short swim in the pool"
n. (event)2. plungea steep and rapid fall.
~ drop, falla free and rapid descent by the force of gravity.; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
v. (contact)3. immerse, plungethrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
~ penetrate, perforatepass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
~ dip, dunk, souse, douse, plungeimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
~ dipplunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container.; "He dipped into his pocket"
~ dipimmerse in a disinfectant solution.; "dip the sheep"
~ submerse, submergeput under water.; "submerge your head completely"
~ soaksubmerge in a liquid.; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
~ sheatheplunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh.
v. (motion)4. dive, plunge, plunkdrop steeply.; "the stock market plunged"
~ power-divemake a power dive.; "The airplane power-dived"
~ nosediveplunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft.
~ ducksubmerge or plunge suddenly.
~ crash-divedescend steeply and rapidly.
~ chute, parachute, jumpjump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.
~ come down, descend, go down, fallmove downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
~ dump, plungefall abruptly.; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
v. (motion)5. plungedash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly"
~ launch, plungebegin with vigor.; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shootrun or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard"
v. (change)6. launch, plungebegin with vigor.; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, gettake the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
~ plungedash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly"
v. (cognition)7. immerse, plungecause to be immersed.; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
~ engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plungedevote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies"
~ engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plungedevote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies"
v. (motion)8. dump, plungefall abruptly.; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
~ dive, plunge, plunkdrop steeply.; "the stock market plunged"
~ dropto fall vertically.; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
v. (contact)9. dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souseimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
~ sopdip into liquid.; "sop bread into the sauce"
~ immerse, plungethrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
~ douse, duck, dipdip into a liquid.; "He dipped into the pool"
~ dabbledip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid.
v. (cognition)10. absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steepdevote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies"
~ immerse, plungecause to be immersed.; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentratedirect one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
~ drink in, drinkbe fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to.; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"