plummet

n.

1. See plumb bob.
2. Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden.

intr.v., -met·ed, -met·ing, -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.]

verb

To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plunge, sink, skid, slump, tumble. Idioms: take a suddendowntrenddownturn. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: fall hard and fast
Antonyms: ascend, rise, shoot up

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n. a plumb or plumb line.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A plumb bob.

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IN BRIEF: Fall; plunge steeply.

Do you think home prices are about to plummet?

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - falde brat
n. - lod

Nederlands (Dutch)
dieplood, omlaag storten

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) tomber à pic, (fig) s'effondrer, baisser brusquement, tomber à zéro (la température)
n. - (Tech) plomb

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lot, Bleigewicht
v. - absinken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) νήμα της στάθμης, (νηματο)βαρίδι, βαρίδι πετονιάς

Italiano (Italian)
scandaglio, piombino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prumo (m), critério (m), sonda (f)

Русский (Russian)
грузило, резко упасть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - caer a plomo, verticalmente
n. - plomada, sonda, pesa, lastre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sänklod, riktlod, sänke, tyngd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垂直落下, 坠子, 重压, 测铅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 垂直落下
n. - 墜子, 重壓, 測鉛

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 수직으로 떨어지다, 뛰어들다
n. - 낚시봉, 다림추

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 測鉛, おもり
v. - まっすぐに落ちる, 急に下がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثقل الفادن, خيط الفادن, الفادن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ירד, צלל, נפל‬
n. - ‮אנך, משקולת, חוט-האנך‬

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