The difference between Decrease and Plummet

When used as nouns, decrease means an amount by which a quantity is decreased, whereas plummet means a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line.

When used as verbs, decrease means of a quantity, to become smaller, whereas plummet means to drop swiftly, in a direct manner.

check bellow for the other definitions of Decrease and Plummet

  1. Decrease as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a quantity, to become smaller.

  2. Decrease as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity) smaller.

  1. Decrease as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

    Examples:

    "One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.'' [[File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg]]"

  2. Decrease as a noun (knitting):

    A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See .

  1. Plummet as a noun (archaic):

    A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

  2. Plummet as a noun (archaic):

    Hence, any weight

  3. Plummet as a noun (archaic):

    A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)

  4. Plummet as a noun:

    A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line

  5. Plummet as a noun:

    Violent or dramatic fall

  6. Plummet as a noun (figuratively):

    A decline; a fall; a drop

  1. Plummet as a verb (intransitive):

    To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

    Examples:

    "After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."

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