FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n the act of plunging or submerging

n a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water)

n (figuratively) the act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse

n (slang) heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation

n (obsolete) an immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty

v (transitive) to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse;

v (figuratively|transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action

v (transitive|obsolete) to baptize by immersion

v (intransitive) to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge one's self

v (figuratively|intransitive) to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition

v (intransitive) to pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does

v (intransitive|slang) to bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations

v (intransitive|obsolete) to entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle)

v (intransitive|obsolete) to overwhelm, overpower