plummet
- Noun. (archaic) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
- Noun. (archaic) A plumb bob or a plumb line.
- Noun. (archaic) Hence, any weight.
- Noun. (archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.
- Noun. a plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
- Noun. Violent or dramatic fall.
- Noun. (figuratively) decline; fall; drop.
- Verb. (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
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