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verb
- 1. fall or drop straight down at high speed: "a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully" Similar
noun
- 1. a steep and rapid fall or drop: "the bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet"
- 2. a plumb or plumb line.
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plummet. noun [ C, usually singular ] uk / ˈplʌmɪt / us. a sudden and large reduction in value or amount: a plummet in sth The petrol retailer denies its 25% dividend hike is to prop up the shares after a plummet in the price from 270p to 118p.
The meaning of PLUMMET is to fall perpendicularly. How to use plummet in a sentence.
Plummet definition: a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.. See examples of PLUMMET used in a sentence.
noun [ C, usually singular ] uk / ˈplʌmɪt / us. a sudden and large reduction in value or amount: a plummet in sth The petrol retailer denies its 25% dividend hike is to prop up the shares after a plummet in the price from 270p to 118p.
n. 1. the piece of lead or other weight attached to a plumb line; bob of a plumb line. v.i. 2. to fall straight or sharply down; plunge. [1350–1400; Middle English plommet < Middle French, diminutive of plomb lead. See plumb, -et]
The verb plummet means "to drop sharply," like eagles that plummet toward earth, seeking prey, or school attendance that plummets when there is a flu outbreak.
3 meanings: 1. to drop down; plunge 2. → another word for plumb bob 3. a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of.... Click for more definitions.
PLUMMET definition: to fall very quickly in amount or value: . Learn more.
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verb. plummeted, plummeting, plummets. To fall or drop straight downward. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To fall off or decline precipitously. Stock prices plummeted. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.