All plummet synonyms
plumΒ·met
P p verb plummet
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- disarrayed β Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- lose it β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- cataracted β a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- go whole hog β Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- careered β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- dive β to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- careering β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- hit the dirt β to drop to the ground
- belly-flop β to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- guttering β a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- downturn β an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- lollop β British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- go belly up β the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- curvet β a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- detrain β to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- detraining β to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- barged β a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
noun plummet
- gambade β a spring or leap by a horse.
- leapfrogging β Present participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrog β a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- downtrend β a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- nosedive β a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- capriole β a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
- free-fall β (of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall: The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- drop-off β a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
- fall β 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.