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plum·met (plŭḿĭt)

[Middle English plomet, from Old French, ball of lead diminutive of plom, plomb, sounding lead, from Latin plumbum.]

noun 

  1. See plumb bob
  2. Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden.

intransitive verb: -met·ed, -met·ing, -mets. 

  1. To fall straight down; plunge.
  2. To decline suddenly and steeply: Stock prices plummeted.
plumb bob

noun 

A usually conical metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line. Also called plummet