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PLUMMET
plummet, plump
(verb) drop sharply; “The stock market plummeted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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