About The Word Plummet
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Plummet
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What's The Definition Of Plummet?
[n] the metal bob of a plumb line
[v] drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" Synonyms | Synonyms for Plummet: plumb | plumb bob | plump Related Terms | Find terms related to Plummet: abate | ablate | bate | be eaten away | beat down | bob | break | cascade | cataract | cheapen | cheapening | collapse | come down | consume | consume away | corrode | crash | crumble | cut | cut prices | decline | decrease | deflate | deflation | deliquesce | depreciate | depreciation | descend | devaluate | devaluation | die away | diminish | dip | dip down | dive | down | drop | drop down | drop off | dump | dwindle | ebb | erode | fall | fall away | fall down | fall in price | fall off | give way | go down | go downhill | gravitate | jew down | languish | lead | lessen | let up | lose altitude | lower | lowering | mark down | markdown | melt away | nose dive | nose-dive | parachute | pare | pitch | plop | plumb | plumb bob | plumb line | plumb rule | plummeting | plump | plunge | plunk | pounce | pounce on | pounce upon | pour down | precipitate | price cut | price fall | price reduction | rain | reduce | reduction | run low | sag | sandbag | set square | shave | shrink | sink | sinker | skid | skin-dive | sky-dive | slash | slump | soar | sound | square | stoop | subside | swoop | swoop down | T square | tail off | take a header | trend downward | trim | try square | tumble | wane | waste | waste away | wear | wear away | weight See Also | bob | drop | perpendicular | plumb line Plummet In Webster's Dictionary \Plum"met\, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom,
plum, lead, F. plomb. See {Plumb}.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the
depth of water.
I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
--Shak.
2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under {Plumb}, n.
3. Hence, any weight.
4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule
paper for writing.
{Plummet line}, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
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