plummet

1. n. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. Source: opted

2. n. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n. Source: opted

3. n. Hence, any weight. Source: opted

4. n. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Source: opted

5. n. the metal bob of a plumb line Source: wordnet

6. v. drop sharply Source: wordnet

7. 1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak. 2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n. 3. Hence, any weight. 4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line. Source: webster

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