plummet 音标拼音: [pl'ʌmət]
n . 铅锤,铅锤线
vi . 垂直落下
铅锤,铅锤线垂直落下
plummet n 1 :
the metal bob of a plumb line [
synonym : {
plumb bob }, {
plumb },
{
plummet }]
v 1 :
drop sharply ; "
The stock market plummeted " [
synonym : {
plummet },
{
plump }]
Plummet \
Plum "
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n . [
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
I '
ll sink him deeper than e '
er plummet sounded .
--
Shak .
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2 .
A plumb bob or a plumb line .
See under {
Plumb },
n .
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3 .
Hence ,
any weight .
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4 .
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing .
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{
Plummet line },
a line with a plummet ;
a sounding line .
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121 Moby Thesaurus words for "
plummet ":
T square ,
abate ,
ablate ,
bate ,
be eaten away ,
beat down ,
bob ,
break ,
cascade ,
cataract ,
cheapen ,
cheapening ,
collapse ,
come down ,
consume ,
consume away ,
corrode ,
crash ,
crumble ,
cut ,
cut prices ,
decline ,
decrease ,
deflate ,
deflation ,
deliquesce ,
depreciate ,
depreciation ,
descend ,
devaluate ,
devaluation ,
die away ,
diminish ,
dip ,
dip down ,
dive ,
down ,
drop ,
drop down ,
drop off ,
dump ,
dwindle ,
ebb ,
erode ,
fall ,
fall away ,
fall down ,
fall in price ,
fall off ,
give way ,
go down ,
go downhill ,
gravitate ,
jew down ,
languish ,
lead ,
lessen ,
let up ,
lose altitude ,
lower ,
lowering ,
mark down ,
markdown ,
melt away ,
nose dive ,
nose -
dive ,
parachute ,
pare ,
pitch ,
plop ,
plumb ,
plumb bob ,
plumb line ,
plumb rule ,
plummeting ,
plump ,
plunge ,
plunk ,
pounce ,
pounce on ,
pounce upon ,
pour down ,
precipitate ,
price cut ,
price fall ,
price reduction ,
rain ,
reduce ,
reduction ,
run low ,
sag ,
sandbag ,
set square ,
shave ,
shrink ,
sink ,
sinker ,
skid ,
skin -
dive ,
sky -
dive ,
slash ,
slump ,
soar ,
sound ,
square ,
stoop ,
subside ,
swoop ,
swoop down ,
tail off ,
take a header ,
trend downward ,
trim ,
try square ,
tumble ,
wane ,
waste ,
waste away ,
wear ,
wear away ,
weight
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PLUMMET Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PLUMMET is to fall perpendicularly How to use plummet in a sentence
PLUMMET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary As the age distribution changes, the number of younger adults per older adult in the population will continue to plummet
PLUMMET Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com 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
plummet verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of plummet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Plummet - definition of plummet by The Free Dictionary 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 ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Plummet - Meaning, Definition English Examples Plummet means to fall or drop quickly and steeply It is often used to describe prices, temperatures, or objects descending rapidly, such as a stone plummeting into water
PLUMMET - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary Discover everything about the word "PLUMMET" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide