plunge vs start

start vs plunge

plunge and start both are nouns.

plunge and start both are verbs.

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

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

plunge: begin with vigor
start: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Other hypernyms of plunge include begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start out.

plunge (noun)	start (noun)
a brief swim in water	the act of starting something
a steep and rapid fall	a sudden involuntary movement
	a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
	the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
	a signal to begin (as in a race)
	the beginning of anything
	a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

plunge (verb)	start (verb)
begin with vigor	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
devote (oneself) fully to	set in motion, cause to start
cause to be immersed	play in the starting lineup
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	bring into being
thrust or throw into	get off the ground
fall abruptly	begin or set in motion
drop steeply	get going or set in motion
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity	depart for someplace
	bulge outward
	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
	have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
	have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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