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- PLUMMET Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PLUMMET is to fall perpendicularly How to use plummet in a sentence
- PLUMMET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
plummet (by) sth First-half advertising revenues plummeted 13%, compared with the same period a year ago plummet to sth The food retailer's shares plummeted 17 5p to 227 5p a plummet in sth The petrol retailer denies its 25% dividend hike is to prop up the shares after a plummet in the price from 270p to 118p
- Plummet - definition of plummet by The Free Dictionary
Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden 1 To fall straight down; plunge 2 To decline suddenly and steeply: Stock prices plummeted [Middle English plomet, from Old French, ball of lead, diminutive of plom, plomb, sounding lead, from Latin plumbum ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
- PLUMMET Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
Plummet definition: 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 See examples of PLUMMET used in a sentence
- Plummet - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
The verb plummet means "to drop sharply," like eagles that plummet toward earth, seeking prey, or school attendance that plummets when there is a flu outbreak To correctly pronounce plummet, say "PLUH-met "
- What does plummet mean? - Definitions. net
Plummet refers to a rapid or drastic fall or drop in amount, value, or status It can also mean to descend or fall straight downward rapidly and forcefully As a noun, it refers to a weight attached to a line and used to determine depth or verticality a plumb bob or a plumb line See under Plumb, n
- plummet, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
What does the verb plummet mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb plummet , one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- PLUMMET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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 2 something that weighs down or depresses 3 to plunge SYNONYMS 3 fall, dive, drop, swoop Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC
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