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Meaning of 'plummet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Plummet [ n.]
- A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
- A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
- Hence, any weight.
- A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.

Meaning of 'plummet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . plummet [ v]
Meaning (1):
- drop sharply
Example in sentence:
  • The stock market plummeted

Nearby Words:

pluck plucked plucker pluckily pluckiness plucking pluckless plucky pluff plug

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