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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]
  
     2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, any weight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule
        paper for writing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  plummet
       n : the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: plumb bob, plumb]
       v : drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: plump]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     Αγγλικά vb.
     πέφτω κατακόρυφα ή απότομα και ραγδαία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used
  in sound#Etymology 4 the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
     2 (lb en archaic) Hence, any weight.
     3 (lb en archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by schoolchildren to
  rule#Verb paper for writing (that is, to mark with rule#Noun, with
  lines).
     4 A violent or dramatic fall.
     5 (lb en figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall
  quickly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used
  in sound#Etymology 4 the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
     2 (lb en archaic) Hence, any weight.
     3 (lb en archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by schoolchildren to
  rule#Verb paper for writing (that is, to mark with rule#Noun, with
  lines).
     4 A violent or dramatic fall.
     5 (lb en figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall
  quickly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used
  in sound#Etymology 4 the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
     2 (lb en archaic) Hence, any weight.
     3 (lb en archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by schoolchildren to
  rule#Verb paper for writing (that is, to mark with rule#Noun, with
  lines).
     4 A violent or dramatic fall.
     5 (lb en figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall
  quickly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used
  in sound#Etymology 4 the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
     2 (lb en archaic) Hence, any weight.
     3 (lb en archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by schoolchildren to
  rule#Verb paper for writing (that is, to mark with rule#Noun, with
  lines).
     4 A violent or dramatic fall.
     5 (lb en figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall
  quickly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     Englanti n.
     luotilanka paino
     Englanti vb.
     1 syöksyä
     2 (yhteys kuva k=en) romahtaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plummet
     Engelska n.
     lod
     Engelska vb.
     falla snabbt, störtdyka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  الهبوط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  plummet //ˈplʌm.ət// 
  1. тежест
  any weight
  2. отвес
  lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
  3. рязко спадане
  violent or dramatic fall

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  plummet //ˈplʌm.ət// 
  падам право надолу
  to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  padat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  letět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  prudce klesnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  prudce poklesnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  řítit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  sletět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  spadnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  zřítit se

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  Senklot , Bleitlot , Schnurlot , Lotschnur , Lot , Senkblei , Richtblei 
     Synonyms: plumb bob, plumb line
  
   see: optical plummet
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/ 
  drastisch zurückgehen, drastisch sinken, rapide sinken, absacken  [statist.]
           Note: auf ein Niveau
     Synonyms: fall steeply, fall sharply, decrease rapidly, drop rapidly, plunge, tumble, nose-dive
  
   see: falling steeply, falling sharply, decreasing rapidly, dropping rapidly, plunging, plummeting, tumbling, nose-diving, fallen steeply, fallen sharply, decreased rapidly, dropped rapidly, plunged, plummeted, tumbled
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  plummet //ˈplʌm.ət// 
  koho, luotilanka
  lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  plummet //ˈplʌm.ət// 
  romahtaa, syöksyä
  to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/ 
  1. साहुल
        "The labourers use plummet while constructing the houses."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/ 
  1. तेज़ी से गिरना
        "The rock plummet down the mountain side."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  olovni visak

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  1. függôlegesség
  2. mérôón
  3. nyûg
  4. kritérion
  5. súly
  6. függôón
  7. béklyó
  8. mélységmérô ón
  9. ólom
  10. fenékmérô fonál
  11. értékmérô
  12. nehezék (horgászzsinóron)
  13. ólomnehezék
  14. függôón-vonalzó
  15. különc

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  plummet /ˈplʌmɪt/ 
    spadać w dół

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  plummet //ˈplʌm.ət// 
  lod, lodlina
  lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  plummet //ˈplʌm.ət// 
  falla, rasa, stupa, störta
  to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  plummet /plˈʌmɪt/
  1. şakül kurşunu, iskandil kurşunu, çekül
  2. yük, ağırlık, sıkıcı, şey, sıkıntı
  3. dikine düşmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɫəmət/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "plummet":
     T square, abate, ablate, bate, be eaten away, beat down, bob,
     break, cascade, cataract, cheapen, cheapening, collapse, come down,
     consume, consume away, corrode, crash, crumble, cut, cut prices,
     decline, decrease, deflate, deflation, deliquesce, depreciate,
     depreciation, descend, devaluate, devaluation, die away, diminish,
     dip, dip down, dive, down, drop, drop down, drop off, dump,
     dwindle, ebb, erode, fall, fall away, fall down, fall in price,
     fall off, give way, go down, go downhill, gravitate, jew down,
     languish, lead, lessen, let up, lose altitude, lower, lowering,
     mark down, markdown, melt away, nose dive, nose-dive, parachute,
     pare, pitch, plop, plumb, plumb bob, plumb line, plumb rule,
     plummeting, plump, plunge, plunk, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon,
     pour down, precipitate, price cut, price fall, price reduction,
     rain, reduce, reduction, run low, sag, sandbag, set square, shave,
     shrink, sink, sinker, skid, skin-dive, sky-dive, slash, slump,
     soar, sound, square, stoop, subside, swoop, swoop down, tail off,
     take a header, trend downward, trim, try square, tumble, wane,
     waste, waste away, wear, wear away, weight
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v.垂直或突然地堕下

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 铅锤,铅锤线
     vi. 垂直落下

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