Plummet

Quick meaning: Plummet is a noun meaning A violent or dramatic fall.

Meaning

A violent or dramatic fall.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
3. (archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
4. (archaic) Hence, any weight.
5. (archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by schoolchildren to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines).

Example Sentences

After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.

I'le ſeeke him deeper than ere plummet ſounded, / And with him there lye mudded.

Each long black hair upon his head hung down as straight as any plummet line; […]

And love was the plummet dropped down into the deeps of him where like had never gone.

Word Forms

• plummets
• plummeting
• plummetting
• plummeted
• plummetted

Synonyms for plummet

Depending on context, synonyms include dive, drop, fall, plump, plumb.

Antonyms for plummet

Common opposites include ascend, rise, soar, skyrocket.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plumb, plump, drop, nosedive, crumble, collapse.

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