- plummet plum·met vi
- ['plʌmɪt]
(bird) calare a piombo, (plane) precipitare, (temperature, price, sales) calare bruscamente, (spirits, morale) calare a zero
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plum|met — «PLUHM iht», verb, noun. –v.i. to plunge; drop: »to plummet into the sea. –n. 1. a weight fastened to a line; plumb. 2. Figurative. something that weighs down or depresses: »Ignorance itself is a plummet o er me (Shakespeare). ╂[< Old Frenc … Useful english dictionary
Plummet — 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. [1913 Webster] I ll sink him deeper than e er plummet sounded. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plummet line — Plummet 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. [1913 Webster] I ll sink him deeper than e er plummet sounded. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plummet — plum‧met [ˈplʌmt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount; = PLUNGE: • House prices have plummeted. • The Nikkei index plummeted by 577.38 points yesterday. • Its stock plummeted 19% after an investment … Financial and business terms
plummet — plum|met [ˈplʌmıt] v also plummet down [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: plummet [i] metal weight on a plumb line (14 21 centuries), from Old French plommet small ball of lead , from plomb; PLUMB1] 1.) to suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount … Dictionary of contemporary English
plummet — plum|met [ plʌmıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to fall straight down very quickly from a high position: PLUNGE 2. ) if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower: Stock prices plummeted today to a three month … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plummet — plum·met … English syllables
plummet — plum•met [[t]ˈplʌm ɪt[/t]] n. 1) bui sur the piece of lead or other weight attached to a plumb line; bob of a plumb line 2) to fall straight or sharply down; plunge • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME plommet < MF, dim. of plomb lead. See plumb, et … From formal English to slang
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