Definition of "plummet"
- verb
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
- noun
Decline; fall; drop.
Violent or dramatic fall.
A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.
Hence, any weight.
A plumb bob or a plumb line.
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
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