Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (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. 2. (v. t.) To baptize by immersion. 3. (v. t.) To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. 4. (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. 5. (v. i.) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does. 6. (v. i.) To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations. 7. (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. 8. (n.) Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. 9. (n.) The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse. 10. (n.) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.

Multi-Version Concordance Plunge (4 Occurrences) 1 Timothy 6:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. (DBY NAS RSV NIV) 1 Peter 4:4 They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming: (See NIV) Job 9:31 yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes shall abhor me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV) Joel 2:8 Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don't break ranks. (See NIV)