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plummet

/ˈplʌmɪt/

plummet down

Translations

plummetnoun

plummets

/ˈplʌmɪt/

грузило

The fisherman used a plummet to sink the bait deeper.

Рыбак использовал грузило, чтобы опустить приманку глубже.

отвес

The construction worker checked the wall's alignment with a plummet.

Строитель проверил выравнивание стены с помощью отвеса.

Additional translations

обвал

резкое падение

Synonyms

plumb bob

plummetverb

plummeted

Past Simple

plummeted

Past Participle

plummeting

Gerund

/ˈplʌmɪt/

обрушиться

Temperatures are expected to plummet overnight.

Ожидается, что температуры обрушатся за ночь.

падать

The stock prices began to plummet after the announcement.

Цены на акции начали падать после объявления.

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Definitions

plummetnoun

A piece of lead or other heavy material attached to a line, used for determining the depth of water or for ascertaining a vertical line.

The sailor used a plummet to measure the depth of the sea.

A sudden and steep drop or fall.

The stock market experienced a plummet after the unexpected announcement.

plummetverb

To fall or drop straight down at high speed.

The stock prices began to plummet after the company announced its losses.

To decrease rapidly in value or amount.

After the scandal, the politician's approval ratings plummeted.

To cause something to fall or drop straight down; to plunge.

The fisherman plummeted the weighted line into the deep water.