plummet in English dictionary

  • plummet

    Meanings and definitions of "plummet"

    • (archaic) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
    • (archaic) A plumb bob or a plumb line.
    • (archaic) Hence, any weight.
    • (archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing
    • a plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
    • Violent or dramatic fall
    • (figuratively) decline; fall; drop
    • (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A plumb bob or a plumb line.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      Hence, any weight.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing
    • noun
      a plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
    • noun
      Violent or dramatic fall
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      decline; fall; drop
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
    • to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
    • noun
      the metal bob of a plumb line
    • verb
      drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

    Synonyms of "plummet" in English dictionary

    plump, bob, plumb are the top synonyms of "plummet" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of plummet

    • plummet ( plural  plummets)
    • plummet ( third-person singular simple present plummets, present participle plummeting or plummetting, simple past and past participle plummeted or plummetted)
    • plummet (plural plummets)
    • plummet (third-person singular simple present plummets, present participle plummeting or plummetting, simple past and past participle plummeted or plummetted)
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