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submerse

DEFINITIONS OF: submerse

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v put under water

Synonyms:
submerge
Type of:
immerse, plunge
thrust or throw into

v sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

Synonyms:
submerge
Types:
dive
plunge into water
belly-flop
dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
jackknife
dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
Type of:
go down, go under, settle, sink
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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