Meaning of PLUMMET
| Pronunciation: | | 'plumit
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- [n] the metal bob of a plumb line
- [v] drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
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| | Synonyms: | | plumb, plumb bob, plump |
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| | See Also: | | bob, drop, perpendicular, plumb line | |
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| | Definition: | | Plummet
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plum"met\, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom,
plum, lead, F. plomb. See {Plumb}.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the
depth of water.
I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
--Shak.
2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under {Plumb}, n.
3. Hence, any weight.
4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule
paper for writing.
{Plummet line}, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
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