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- [pluhm-it]
- /ˈplʌm ɪt/
- /ˈplʌm.ɪt/
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- [pluhm-it]
- /ˈplʌm ɪt/
Definitions of plummet word
- noun 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. 1
- noun plummet something that weighs down or depresses. 1
- verb without object plummet to plunge. 1
- intransitive verb plummet fall rapidly 1
- intransitive verb plummet drop, decline rapidly 1
- verb plummet If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. 0
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Origin of plummet
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun) Middle English plommet < Middle French, diminutive of plomb lead; (v.) derivative of the noun See plumb, -et
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Parts of speech for Plummet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plummet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plummet
verb plummet
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- careered — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- careering — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
noun plummet
- capriole — a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
- downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- free-fall — (of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall: The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds.
Antonyms for plummet
verb plummet
- zoom — to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.
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