Plummet vs. Soar
Plummetnoun
(archaic) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line
Soarverb
To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
Plummetnoun
(archaic) Hence, any weight
Soarverb
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
Plummetnoun
(archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)
Soarverb
To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
Plummetnoun
A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line
Soarverb
To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
‘The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.’;
Plummetnoun
Violent or dramatic fall
Soarverb
(figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
Plummetnoun
(figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop
Soarnoun
The act of soaring.
Plummetverb
(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
‘After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.’;
Soarnoun
An upward flight.
Plummetnoun
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.’;
Soarverb
To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
‘When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.’;
Plummetnoun
A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
Soarverb
Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
‘Where the deep transported mind may soar.’; ‘Valor soars aboveWhat the world calls misfortune.’;
Plummetnoun
Hence, any weight.
Soarverb
To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude.
Plummetnoun
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.
Soarnoun
The act of soaring; upward flight.
‘This apparent soar of the hooded falcon.’;
Plummetnoun
the metal bob of a plumb line
Soaradjective
See 3d Sore.
Plummetverb
drop sharply;
‘The stock market plummeted’;
Soaradjective
See Sore, reddish brown.
Plummetverb
fall or drop straight down at high speed
‘a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully’;
Soarnoun
the act of rising upward into the air
Plummetverb
decrease rapidly in value or amount
‘hardware sales plummeted’;
Soarverb
rise rapidly;
‘the dollar soared against the yes’;
Plummetnoun
a steep and rapid fall or drop
‘the bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet’;
Soarverb
fly by means of a hang glider
Plummetnoun
a plumb or plumb line.
Soarverb
fly upwards or high in the sky
Soarverb
go or move upward;
‘The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced’;
Soarverb
fly a plane without an engine
