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Plumb

plʌm

Plumb definitions
verb
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  1. measure (the depth of a body of water)

    "I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down"

    • (of water) be of a specified depth

      "at its deepest the lake scarcely plumbed seven feet"

    • explore or experience fully or to extremes

      "she had plumbed the depths of depravity"

  2. test (an upright surface) to determine the vertical

    "they are valuable aids in plumbing the frames and keeping the side of the ship fair"

noun
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  1. a ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface
adverb
plumb
  1. exactly

    "trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central Europe"

    • extremely or completely

      "they must both be plumb crazy"

  2. vertically

    "drapery fell from their human forms plumb down"

    vertically perpendicularly straight up straight up and down
adjective
plumb
  1. vertical

    "ensure that the skirting is straight and plumb"

    • (of the wicket) level; true