plunge
verb
1 verb fall steeply INTRANSITIVEtit verb she plunged off a cliff to her death thit sí le haill agus maraíodh í, thit sí le fána aille chun a báisthe aircraft plunged into the ocean thit an t-eitleán isteach san fharraige 2 verb make sb fall TRANSITIVEteilg verb we were plunged into the lake caitheadh i ndiaidh ár gcinn amach sa loch sinnTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb dive INTRANSITIVEtum verb léim i ndiaidh do chinnléim i ndiaidh do mhullaighshe plunged from the diving board léim sí i ndiaidh a cinn den chlár tumadóireachtahe plunged into the waterfall thum sé isteach san eas 4 verb slope steeply INTRANSITIVEtit le fána caith le fánathe mountain plunged steeply into the valley bhí fána ghéar leis an gcnoc síos sa ghleann 5 verb pour with force INTRANSITIVEtit le fána scaird le fánathe waterfall plunged straight into the sea scaird an t-eas isteach díreach san fharraige 6 verb of value etc: drop suddenly INTRANSITIVEísligh go tobanntit de thapaigeanthe temperature plunges at night titeann an teocht go tobann san oíche 7 verb of spirits, morale: fall suddenly INTRANSITIVEstaff morale has plunged tá meanma na foirne tite go damanta 8 verb move suddenly INTRANSITIVEruathar a thabhairt the horse plunged forward thug an capall ruathar chun tosaighdon't plunge straight for the cheapest price ná pioc an ceann is saoire faoi dheifir 9 verb of ship INTRANSITIVEbheith guagachbheith míshocairthe ship was plunging heavily in the sea bhí an long an-mhíshocair ar an bhfarraige 10 verb DIY unblock (drain etc) TRANSITIVEshe plunged the sink ghlan sí an doirteal le suncaire, réitigh sí an doirteal le loine
noun
11 noun sudden falltitim fem2 12 noun divetumadh masc he heard a loud plunge chuala sé tuairt mhór tumthaa brief plunge into the sea tumadh beag san fharraige, folcadh beag san fharraige 13 noun in value etc FINgéarthitim fem2