| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to bark; yelp. |
plummet (ˈplʌmɪt) ![]() | |
| —vb , -mets, -meting, -meted | |
| 1. | (intr) to drop down; plunge |
| —n | |
| 2. | another word for plumb bob |
| 3. | a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of water |
| [C14: from Old French plommet ball of lead, from plomb lead, from Latin plumbum] | |