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plummet definition

plum·met (plum′it)

noun

    1. plumb bob
    2. plumb ()
  2. a thing that weighs heavily

Etymology: ME plomet < MFr plommet, dim. of plomb: see plumb

intransitive verb

to fall or drop straight downward; plunge

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