Sekirov Dictionary

plumb

/plʌm/

verb 10
noun 3
adjective 2
adverb 2
forms 5
phrases 1

verb10

To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
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(figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- Delving to the core of her heart, his blue-green eyes plumbed her psyche, stripping it of all defenses, all resolve. — 2011
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To attach to a water supply and drain.
- The kitchen sink is now plumbed in / up.
To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
To position vertically above or below.
To work as a plumber.
(rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
(old-fashioned) To seal something with lead.
(figurative, no longer used) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.

noun3

A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
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The perpendicular direction or position.
- Customers turned away from rickety chairs, stands of drawers that refused to open, or had no handles, lop-sided wardrobes whose doors were out of plumb or whose mirrors were cracked. — 1950

adjective2

Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.

adverb2

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In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- Plumb down he drops. — 1667
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(informal) Squarely, directly; deeply, completely.
- It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
- Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.

forms

plumbed · plumbing · plumbs · more plumb · most plumb

Phrases with plumb

plumb in
To connect (something) to a system of plumbing.

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