OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23692

plummet

/ˈplʌmɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
plomada
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
Each long black hair upon his head hung down as straight as any plummet line; […]
Iudgement also will I lay to the line, and righteousnesse to the plummet: and the haile shall sweepe away the refuge of lyes, and the waters shall ouerflow the hiding place.
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📚 verb • entry_id 23693

plummet

/ˈplʌmɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abatirse • aplomarse • batirse • caer en picada • caer en picado • desaplomarse • desboronarse • desmoronarse • desplomarse
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
The switchback road to Diabaig - pronounced 'Jer-vague' - passes through some of the most exhilarating scenery in Scotland. […] With a final swoop, the road plummets down into Diab…
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