plummet
Also called plumb bob. 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.
something that weighs down or depresses.
to plunge.
Origin of plummet
1Other words for plummet
Other words from plummet
- un·plum·met·ed, adjective
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How to use plummet in a sentence
But when the event approached, her blood pressure had plummeted, leaving her incapacitated.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTState funding for public colleges and universities has plummeted, decreasing by 40 percent across the country since 1980.
The Price of College Has Increased 1120 Percent Since 1978, So Is It Worth It? | Andrew Rossi | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most preventable cause of death—smoking—has plummeted among Americans in recent years.
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College Application Guru Turned Author Lacy Crawford on ‘Early Decision’ | Lizzie Crocker | August 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFirearm violence plummeted 68 percent in Boston in 1995, the year Ceasefire was implemented across the city.
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Between the cars that plummeted 191 feet to the sea and the people drowned in the trains, the deaths were mounting.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowEven when the price had plummeted to a penny a pound the planters were not discouraged from planting.
Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660 | Wilcomb E. WashburnThe bottle fell like a stone, plummeted straight down and crashed into a million fragments on the floor of the satellite.
The Star Lord | Boyd EllanbyThere was a soft rush of wings as a great dark owl plummeted to earth and struck talons into the brown fur.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthInstantly Hanlon could feel the surge of acceleration as the great ship he was riding plummeted planetward.
Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans
British Dictionary definitions for plummet
/ (ˈplʌmɪt) /
(intr) to drop down; plunge
another word for plumb bob
a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of water
Origin of plummet
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