plonger

Definitions of plonger
  1. verb
    swim under water
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    types:
    nager avec un tuba, plonger avec un tuba
    dive with a snorkel
    type of:
    nager
    travel through water
  2. verb
    plunge into water
    synonyms: faire un plongeon
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    type of:
    couler
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
  3. verb
    immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    synonyms: immerger, tremper
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    types:
    tremper
    dip into liquid
    type of:
    immerger
    thrust or throw into
  4. verb
    thrust or throw into
    synonyms: immerger
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    types:
    immerger, tremper
    immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    tremper
    submerge in a liquid
    tremper
    dip into liquid
    type of:
    entrer, pénétrer
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  5. verb
    drop steeply
    synonyms: sauter
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    type of:
    chuter, descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  6. verb
    fall abruptly
    synonyms:
    sauter
    drop steeply
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    type of:
    chuter, tomber, tomber verticallement
    to fall vertically
  7. verb
    dip into a liquid
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    type of:
    immerger, tremper
    immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
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