To venture upon; undertake or try:
To expose to danger; chance; risk
To play games of chance for money or some other stake
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To expose (money, merchandise, etc.) to chance of loss
To establish (a claim) in this way
To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
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To threaten or be a danger (to)
To put in jeopardy; risk loss, damage, or failure of; endanger
To risk.
To expose to harm or danger; imperil.
To have courage for; venture upon
Brave means to face something with courage.
To bet something; to put it up as collateral
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To fix or set (a price, value, etc.) on
To put up (a poster, notice, etc.) on (a wall, post, etc.); placard
To maintain confidently, as if making a bet:
To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
To reduce in quality, value, or degree; weaken or lower:
Plunge is defined as to dive, thrust or go into something, usually with force or speed.
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To engage in indecent exposure of (oneself).
(Informal) Used as an intensifier or to indicate annoyance when joined by and to a coordinate verb:
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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