plummet

US /ˈplʌmɪt/

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UK /ˈplʌmɪt/

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v.i.Intransitive VerbTo fall quickly, as from the sky

We watched as the baseball began to plummet toward the stands

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo decrease rapidly in value or amount.

Stock prices plummeted after the company announced its losses.

n. (c.)Countable NounA plumb bob.

The construction worker used a plummet to ensure the wall was perfectly vertical.

n. (c.)Countable NounA weight attached to a line, used to determine depth or verticality.

The fisherman attached a plummet to the line to make it sink.

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That's a good one, too, Pheebs, now all you have to do is find a plane load of people whose resolution is to plummet to their deaths.
That's a good one, too, Pheebs, now all you have to do is find a plane load of people whose resolution is to plummet to their deaths.
whose resolution is to plummet to their deaths.
whose resolution is to plummet to their deaths.

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to see the water plummet into the depths below.
to see the water plummet into the depths below.

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As oil prices plummet, and people actually think that is a good thing, and markets continue
As oil prices plummet, and people actually think that is a good thing, and markets continue

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Aging and entering traditional plummet years.
Aging and entering traditional plummet years.

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demonised as killers of sheep, leading to bounties that saw their numbers plummet,
demonised as killers of sheep, leading to bounties that saw their numbers plummet,

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But soon after, the dopamine levels in the brain plummet, causing an extreme low and
But soon after, the dopamine levels in the brain plummet, causing an extreme low and

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in Hawaii. And very quickly, the production started to plummet. And by 1995, the production
in Hawaii. And very quickly, the production started to plummet. And by 1995, the production