The difference between Dive and Plummet
When used as nouns, dive means a jump or plunge into water, 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, dive means to swim under water, whereas plummet means to drop swiftly, in a direct manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dive and Plummet
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Dive as a verb:
To swim under water.
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Dive as a verb:
To jump into water head-first.
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Dive as a verb:
To descend sharply or steeply.
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Dive as a verb:
(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
Examples:
"She dove right in and started making improvements."
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Dive as a verb (sports):
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
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Dive as a verb:
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
Examples:
"rfquotek Hooker"
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Dive as a verb (transitive):
To explore by diving; to plunge into.
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Dive as a verb (figurative):
To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
Examples:
"rfquotek South"
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Dive as a noun:
A jump or plunge into water.
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Dive as a noun:
A downward swooping motion.
Examples:
"the dive of a hawk after prey"
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Dive as a noun:
A swim under water.
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Dive as a noun:
A decline.
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Dive as a noun (slang):
A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
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Dive as a noun (aviation):
Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
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Dive as a noun (sports):
A deliberate fall after a challenge.
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Dive as a noun:
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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
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
Hence, any weight
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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)
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Plummet as a noun:
A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line
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Plummet as a noun:
Violent or dramatic fall
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Plummet as a noun (figuratively):
A decline; a fall; a drop
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Plummet as a verb (intransitive):
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
Examples:
"After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."