Plunge
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 17 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 14 Oct 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 12 Aug 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 15 Jul 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 12 Jul 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 15 Feb 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 5 Feb 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 11 Jan 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 28 Dec 2020
  • The Mirror Classic - Friday, 23 Oct 2020
  • The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 3 Jun 2020

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIP
A brief swim in water

4 letters

DIVE
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

DROP
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

LEAP
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

DUNK
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

DUMP
A place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump"

5 letters

DOUSE
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

SOUSE
The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

STEEP
Of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

PLUNK
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

6 letters

SOAKUP
Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

LAUNCH
The act of propelling with force

ABSORB
Cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

ENGULF
Flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

7 letters

IMMERSE
Cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

ENGROSS
Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

PLUMMET
The metal bob of a plumb line

DESCEND
Move 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"

8 letters

SUBMERGE
Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

NOSEDIVE
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft