Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Plunge
plunge, n. [ME plunge(n) < OFr plunjer < late L. *plumbicāre, heave the lead < plumbum, lead.] (webplay: heaven, lead, river, sink).
- Fall; dive; descent; slip; drop; sinking; rapid downward movement; [fig.] difficulty; trial; frightening experience; death; leaving mortality.
- Turn; crash; point; act of hitting something solid in a rapid fall.
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