PLUMMET

plummet, plump

(verb) drop sharply; “The stock market plummeted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

plummet (plural plummets)

(archaic) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

(archaic) Hence, any weight

(archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)

A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line

Violent or dramatic fall

(figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop

Verb

plummet (third-person singular simple present plummets, present participle plummetting or plummeting, simple past and past participle plummetted or plummeted)

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

Synonyms

• (to drop swiftly): dive, drop, fall

Antonyms

• (to drop swiftly): ascend, rise, rocket, soar, skyrocket

Source: Wiktionary

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Plum"met, n. Etym: [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb.]

1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak.

2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.

3. Hence, any weight.

4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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