plonge

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verb

To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.

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Meanings

verbplonge (third-person singular simple present plonges, present participle plonging, simple past and past participle plonged)

present singular third person plonges · participle present plonging · participle past plonged · past plonged

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of plunge
  2. UKobsoletetransitiveTo cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.
nounplonge (plural plonges)

plural plonges

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of plunge

Origin

See plunge.

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APA

plonge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plonge

MLA

“plonge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plonge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plonge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plonge.

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