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