plunge vs jump

plunge and jump both are nouns.

plunge and jump both are verbs.

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

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

plunge: drop steeply
jump: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Other hyponyms of plunge include power-dive, nosedive, duck, crash-dive, chute, parachute.

plunge (noun)	jump (noun)
a brief swim in water	the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
a steep and rapid fall	a sudden involuntary movement
	descent with a parachute
	(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
	an abrupt transition
	a sudden and decisive increase

plunge (verb)	jump (verb)
begin with vigor	increase suddenly and significantly
devote (oneself) fully to	rise in rank or status
cause to be immersed	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
thrust or throw into	bypass
fall abruptly	make a sudden physical attack on
drop steeply	enter eagerly into
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity	move forward by leaps and bounds
	cause to jump or leap
	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
	run off or leave the rails
	start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
	jump down from an elevated point
	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
	be highly noticeable

Difference between plunge and jump

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