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Plummet

/ˈplʌm.ət/

A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

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📖 Definitions of "Plummet"

noun

1
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line
2
Hence, any weight
3
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)
4
A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line

verb

1
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
"After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."

🔄 Synonyms of "Plummet"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
plumpverb	Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
plumbnoun	A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
plumb bobnoun	A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plummet"

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Word	Definition
plumb bobnoun	A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line.
plumbverb	A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
plumpverb	(transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
dropverb	(intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
nosediveverb	(intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.
crumbleverb	(transitive) To break into crumbs.
collapseverb	(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
declineverb	(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
plumblinenoun	Alternative spelling of plumb line. [A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.]
plumb-bobnoun	Alternative spelling of plumb bob. [A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line.]
plumb linenoun	A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.
plumbatanoun	(historical) A lead-weighted dart, used by soldiers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
leadnoun	(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
bulletnoun	A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
plumnoun	The fruit and its tree.
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
plonknoun	(uncountable, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.
plumeletnoun	A small plume.
quant polenoun	A long pole for propelling a punt or barge.