plumb

Plural: plumbs

Noun

• the metal bob of a plumb line
• 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.
• The perpendicular direction or position.
• Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit”).

Verb

Verb Forms: plumbed, plumbing, plumbs

• To measure the depth of; to explore or examine thoroughly.
• measure the depth of something
• weight with lead
• examine thoroughly and in great depth
• adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
• To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
• To attach to a water supply and drain.
• To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
• To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
• To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
• To seal something with lead.
• To work as a plumber.
• To fall or sink like a plummet.
• To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
• To position vertically above or below.

Adjective Satellite

• exactly vertical
  • "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"

Adverb

• completely; used as intensifiers
  • "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
• conforming to the direction of a plumb line
• exactly
  • "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"

Adj

• 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.

Adv

• In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
• Squarely, directly; deeply, completely.

Examples

• Before playing, he would PLUMB the Scrabble board, searching for any possible openings.
• It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
• The kitchen sink is now plumbed in / up.
• to plumb the depths of
• Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.

Synonyms

clean, plum, plumb bob, plummet, perpendicular, plumb line, plumber#Verb

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