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- Dictionaryplummet/ˈplʌmɪt/
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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to fall very quickly and suddenly: House prices have plummeted in recent months. Several large rocks were sent plummeting down the mountain. She plummeted to the ground. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become smaller or less. decrease The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
to fall very quickly and suddenly: House prices have plummeted in recent months. Several large rocks were sent plummeting down the mountain. She plummeted to the ground. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become smaller or less. decrease The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
noun. 1. : plumb. also : plumb line. 2. : an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting. a sharp plummet in prices. If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss … Judy Battista. Synonyms. Verb. crash. crater. decline. descend. dip.
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. See plumb bob. 2. Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden. intr.v. plum·met·ed, plum·met·ing, plum·mets. 1. To fall straight down; plunge. 2. To decline suddenly and steeply: Stock prices plummeted. [Middle English plomet, from Old French, ball of lead, diminutive of plom, plomb, sounding lead, from Latin plumbum .]
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.
Definition of 'plummet' Word Frequency. plummet. (plʌmɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense plummets , present participle plummeting , past tense, past participle plummeted. 1. verb. If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. [journalism]
Definition of plummet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. To correctly pronounce plummet, say "PLUH-met."
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]
