plummet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plum·met [plummet plummets plummeted plummeting] BrE [ˈplʌmɪt] NAmE [ˈplʌmɪt] verb intransitive
to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position
Syn: ↑plunge
•Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.
•Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
•The jet plummeted into a row of houses.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French plommet ‘small sounding lead’, diminutive of plomb ‘lead’. The current verb sense dates from the 1930s.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  plumb bob, plumb, plump