Plummet vs Fallen - What's the difference?
plummet | fallen |
(archaic) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
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(archaic) A plumb bob or a plumb line.
(archaic) Hence, any weight.
* 1945, , Here is Your War: Story of G.I. Joe , The World Publishing Company (1945), page #93:
(archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing
a plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
Violent or dramatic fall
(figuratively) decline; fall; drop
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To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
having dropped by the force of gravity
(literary) killed in battle
having lost one's chastity
having collapsed
(pluralonly) The dead
(pluralonly) Casualties of battle or war.
(countable, Christianity) One who has fallen, as from grace.
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As nouns the difference between plummet and fallen
is that plummet is (archaic) a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water while fallen is .As a verb plummet
is to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.plummet
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
- His parachute was shot half away, and if he'd jumped he would have fallen like a plummet .
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Verb
- After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
Synonyms
* (to drop swiftly) dive, drop, fallAntonyms
* (to drop swiftly) ascend, rise, rocket, soar, skyrocketSee also
* plumb line * plumbReferences
*fallen
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- fallen raindrops
- to honor fallen soldiers
- a fallen woman
- a fallen building