Float and Plunge

Float

Float verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.

Plunge and float are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plunge" instead a verb "Float".

Plunge

Plunge verb - To cast oneself head first into deep water.

Float and plunge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Float" instead a verb "Plunge".

Nearby Words: plunged, plunging, plunger

Common collocations

thanks float thanks plunge thanks
heads float heads plunge heads
platforms float platforms plunge platforms

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / A Boy and His Blob Bottomless Pits: A quick way to test them is to throw a jellybean down and watch the Blob take the plunge for you; if it's bottomless, he'll transform into balloon form and float right back.
  • Hellish Horse Once a person mounted the water-horse, its skin would become inescapably sticky and it would plunge into the deepest part of the water, drowning the unfortunate victim, who was then torn apart and eaten (apart from the liver, which would float ashore).
    Source: Hellish Horse
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