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Meanings of plummet in anglès

portuguès
prumo

The metal bob of a plumb line.

        prumo
        portuguès
        cair
        espanyol
        caer en picado

        Drop sharply.

              cair
              Sinònims
              Examples for "plumb"
              Examples for "plumb"
              1
              I'll go on plumb the sea, find the Kid without your help.
              The Einstein Intersection
              2
              Watson played around a good off-cutter and was absolutely plumb in front.
              The Guardian
              3
              Was caught plumb, took a review, lost it, Taylor paid the price.
              News.com.au
              4
              Perhaps the unconscious is not ready to plumb into the material requested.
              The new yorker
              5
              He may shoot well; he did oncest on a time: plumb centre.
              The Scalp Hunters
              1
              Take a string with a weight to act as a plumb bob.
              Wired
              2
              The plumb bob will hang at the angle reading for your latitude.
              Wired
              3
              It has a plumb bob, surface level, bubble level, steel protractor and ruler all in one.
              Wired
              4
              A protractor may be used in the same manner by sighting along the top and using a plumb bob to record the angle.
              Military Instructors Manual
              5
              He released the first meter of coated fiber, and using the ring at the end as a plumb bob, lowered it down through the grille.
              The Fountains of Paradise
              Usage of plummet in anglès
              1
              The news saw shares in the company plummet almost 25 percent lower.
              Reuters
              2
              The Reserve Bank believes private housing construction could plummet as a result.
              Radio NZ
              3
              As they age and protection becomes more widespread, infection rates should plummet.
              The Guardian
              4
              High inflation caused the native currency, the rial, to plummet in value.
              The Guardian
              5
              Many are informal workers who have seen their incomes plummet under quarantine.
              Reuters
              6
              Some of our members have seen their incomes plummet by a third.
              The Guardian
              7
              The latter saw stock markets around the world plummet amid panic selling.
              The South African
              8
              If Nicosia brought back the Cyprus pound, it would plummet in value.
              Reuters
              9
              With the car out of my control, its evidentiary value would plummet.
              The king of lies
              10
              You've been in an elevator that started to drop like a plummet.
              Space Platform
              11
              Shares can, alas, not only go down but plunge and even plummet.
              Futures 1
              12
              When hormones are thrown off, libido can plummet and almost seem nonexistent.
              Ebony
              13
              It is a mystery deeper than the sea below the plummet line!
              Ferragus, Chief of the Dévorants
              14
              Had not another used a nugget as a plummet for his fishing-line?
              My Tropic Isle
              15
              As soon as you head inland though, those overnight minimums will plummet.
              News.com.au
              16
              Such all-in-ones are good value for money and their prices continue to plummet.
              The Irish Times
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              Plummet through the time
              Plummet across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common