dash vs plunge

dash and plunge both are nouns.

dash and plunge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dash	Yes	No	Yes	No
plunge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plunge is a hyponym of dash; that is, plunge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dash:

dash: run or move very quickly or hastily
plunge: dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

dash (noun)	plunge (noun)
a quick run	a brief swim in water
the act of moving with great haste	a steep and rapid fall
distinctive and stylish elegance
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
a footrace run at top speed

dash (verb)	plunge (verb)
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over	begin with vigor
add an enlivening or altering element to	devote (oneself) fully to
hurl or thrust violently	cause to be immersed
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
run or move very quickly or hastily	thrust or throw into
destroy or break	fall abruptly
	drop steeply
	dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

Difference between dash and plunge

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