plummet

US /ˈplʌmɪt/

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UK /ˈplʌmɪt/

C1TOEIC

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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mountains saw his car crash through a cliff barrier and plummet down a 300ft ravine in
mountains saw his car crash through a cliff barrier and plummet down a 300ft ravine in

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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

04:25

Sweet pink canary cages plummet pop dewskin fortitude fir the sniffing black noses that snort and allude to. dangling trinkets that mimic the bird cough go drink its. it's for you
Sweet pink canary cages plummet pop dewskin fortitude fir the sniffing black noses that snort and allude to. dangling trinkets that mimic the bird cough go drink its. it's for you

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But to really plummet steps, you have to suit up.
But to really plummet steps, you have to suit up.

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and so it doesn't plummet into the earth.
and so it doesn't plummet into the earth.

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they have five children—“This decrease in tax credits will see our income plummet.”
they have five children—“This decrease in tax credits will see our income plummet.”