plummet
1 verb drop steeply INTRANSITIVEtit go tobann oil prices plummeted thit an tóin as praghas na holastaff morale plummeted leáigh meanma na foirne, thit an lug ar an lag ag an bhfoireannthe temperature plummeted to minus ten thit an teocht go dtí lúide a deich 2 verb fall, dive INTRANSITIVEtit verb he let go of the rope and plummeted to the ground scaoil sé a ghreim ar an rópa agus thit go talamhShow full entry
3 noun SPOR sheer dropfána ghéarfána ritewe climbed down the plummet into the valley dhreapamar síos an fhána isteach sa ghleann 4 noun steep decline in valuetitim ghéartitim thobann this measure led to a plummet in the price titim ghéar sa phraghas an toradh a bhí ar an mbeart seo 5 noun on plumb line: weightpluiméad masc1líne ingir 6 noun used by anglers FISHgrán masc1