plummet

plum·met  (plmt)

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.

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[Middle English plomet, from Old French, ball of lead, diminutive of plom, plomb, sounding lead, from Latin plumbum.]

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plummet

Verb

[-meting, -meted]

to drop down; plunge

Noun

the weight on a plumb line or fishing line [Old French plommet ball of lead]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plummet - the metal bob of a plumb line plumb, plumb bob bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string plumb line, perpendicular - a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
Verb	1.	plummet - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" plump drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

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plummet

verb 1. drop, fall, crash, nose-dive, descend rapidly

2. plunge, fall, drop, crash, tumble, swoop, stoop, nose-dive, descend rapidly

Translations

plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] vi to plummet (down) → caer a plomo

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plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] vi [person, object] → plonger; [sales, prices] → dégringoler

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plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] vi [bird, aircraft] → (hinunter)stürzen; [price, rate] → rapide absacken

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plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] vi → cadere a piombo