The difference between Decrease and Plunge

When used as nouns, decrease means an amount by which a quantity is decreased, whereas plunge means the act of plunging or submerging.

When used as verbs, decrease means of a quantity, to become smaller, whereas plunge means to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable.

check bellow for the other definitions of Decrease and Plunge

  1. Decrease as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a quantity, to become smaller.

  2. Decrease as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity) smaller.

  1. Decrease as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

    Examples:

    "One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.'' [[File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg]]"

  2. Decrease as a noun (knitting):

    A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See .

  1. Plunge as a verb (transitive):

    To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse.

    Examples:

    "to plunge the body into water"

  2. Plunge as a verb (figuratively, transitive):

    To cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action.

    Examples:

    "to plunge a dagger into the breast; to plunge a nation into war"

  3. Plunge as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To baptize by immersion.

  4. Plunge as a verb (intransitive):

    To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.

    Examples:

    "he plunged into the river"

  5. Plunge as a verb (figuratively, intransitive):

    To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

    Examples:

    "to plunge into debt; to plunge into controversy"

  6. Plunge as a verb (intransitive):

    To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.

  7. Plunge as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.

  8. Plunge as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).

  9. Plunge as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To overwhelm, overpower.

  1. Plunge as a noun:

    the act of plunging or submerging

  2. Plunge as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "to take the water with a plunge"

    "A plunge into the sea"

  3. Plunge as a noun (dated):

    A swimming pool

  4. Plunge as a noun (figuratively):

    the act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse

  5. Plunge as a noun (slang):

    heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation

  6. Plunge as a noun (obsolete):

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

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