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Definitions and meaning of plumb

plumb

Pronunciation

• enPR: plŭm, IPA^(key): /plʌm/
• Rhymes: -ʌm
• Homophone: plum

Etymology 1

From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.

Adjective

plumb (comparative more plumb, superlative most plumb)

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

Synonyms

• (truly vertical): perpendicular

Translations

Adverb

plumb (not comparable)

1. In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
2. (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.

Derived terms

• plumb-crazy

Translations

Noun

plumb (plural plumbs)

1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
2. (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
3. The perpendicular direction or position.

Synonyms

• (construction): plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)

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Verb

plumb (third-person singular simple present plumbs, present participle plumbing, simple past and past participle plumbed)

1. To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
2. To attach to a water supply and drain.
3. (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
4. To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
5. To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
6. (dated) To seal something with lead.
7. (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
8. (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
9. (US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
10. (nautical) To position vertically above or below.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

plumb (plural plumbs)

1. Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit”).

Albanian

Alternative forms

• plum — Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin plumbum (“lead”).

Noun

plumb m (definite plumbi)

1. lead (metal)
2. bullet

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Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plumbum (“lead”).

Noun

plumb n (uncountable)

1. lead (metal)

2. lead (chemical element)

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Derived terms

• plumburiu
• plumbui
• plumbos

Related terms

• plumbar

Noun

plumb m (plural plumbi)

1. bullet, projectile

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Synonyms

• glonț

Noun

plumb n (plural plumburi)

1. (dated, chiefly Moldavia (region)) pencil

   Synonym: creion

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