plunge vs dash

plunge and dash both are nouns.

plunge and dash both are verbs.

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

As verbs, dash is a hypernym of plunge; that is, dash is a word with a broader meaning than plunge:

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

Other hypernyms of plunge include dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot.

plunge (noun)	dash (noun)
a brief swim in water	a quick run
a steep and rapid fall	the act of moving with great haste
	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

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

Difference between plunge and dash

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