Plunge vs Plunder - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between plunge and plunder

is that plunge is to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse while plunder is to make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

In intransitive terms the difference between plunge and plunder

is that plunge is to pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does while plunder is to take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

plunge

English

Noun

(en noun)

the act of plunging or submerging

a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water)

to take the water with a plunge

plunge in the sea

(figuratively) the act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse

(slang) heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation

(obsolete) an immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty

Verb

(plung)

(label) To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse.

To cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action.

To baptize by immersion.

(label) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge one's self.

To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:

(label) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.

* (Joseph Hall) (1574-1656)

some wild colt, which flings and plunges

To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations.

To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).

* (Thomas Browne) (1605-1682)

Plunged and gravelled with three lines of Seneca.

To overwhelm, overpower.

Anagrams

References

* * English ergative verbs

plunder

English

Verb

(en verb)

To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

''The mercenaries plundered the small town.

The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.

To take (goods) by pillage.

The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.

To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

''"Now to plunder , mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.

To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

''The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.

* 2014 , , " Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:

The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign.

Derived terms

* plunderable * plunderage * plunderer * plunderous

Noun

(-)

An instance of plundering

The loot attained by plundering

''The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.

(slang, dated) baggage; luggage