▸ verb: (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water. ▸ verb: (transitive) To put out; to extinguish. ▸ noun: A sudden plunging into water. ▸ verb: (transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash. ▸ verb: (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly ▸ noun: A blow or strike, especially to the face. ▸ noun: A surname.
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