The difference between Plummet and Soar
When used as nouns, plummet means a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line, whereas soar means the act of soaring.
When used as verbs, plummet means to drop swiftly, in a direct manner, whereas soar means to fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
check bellow for the other definitions of Plummet and Soar
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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."
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Soar as a verb:
To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
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Soar as a verb:
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
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Soar as a verb:
To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
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Soar as a verb:
To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
Examples:
"The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued."
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Soar as a verb (figuratively):
To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
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Soar as a noun:
The act of soaring.
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Soar as a noun:
An upward flight.