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- Dictionaryplum·met/ˈpləmət/
verb
- 1. fall or drop straight down at high speed: "a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully" Similar
noun
- 1. a steep and rapid fall or drop: "the bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet"
- 2. a plumb or plumb line.
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The meaning of PLUMMET is to fall perpendicularly. How to use plummet in a sentence.
to fall very quickly and suddenly: House prices have plummeted in recent months. Several large rocks were sent plummeting down the mountain. She plummeted to the ground. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become smaller or less. decrease The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
This verb describes something that drops sharply or quickly, like a roller coaster that plummets down a hill, temperatures that plummet overnight, or sales of roses and candy that plummet after Valentine's Day.
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.
noun [ C, usually singular ] uk / ˈplʌmɪt / us. a sudden and large reduction in value or amount: 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.
3 meanings: 1. to drop down; plunge 2. → another word for plumb bob 3. a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of.... Click for more definitions.
n. 1. See plumb bob. 2. Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden. intr.v. plum·met·ed, plum·met·ing, plum·mets. 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 .]
