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Definition of Plumb

1. Noun. The metal bob of a plumb line.

2. Verb. Measure the depth of something.

3. Adjective. Exactly vertical. "The tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"

4. Adverb. Completely; used as intensifiers. "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"

5. Verb. Weight with lead.

6. Adverb. Conforming to the direction of a plumb line.

7. Verb. Examine thoroughly and in great depth. "The men plumb for animals in the area"

8. Adverb. Exactly. ; "Fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"

9. Verb. Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical.

Definition of Plumb

1. n. A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.

2. a. Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.

3. adv. In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.

4. v. t. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.

Definition of Plumb

1. Adjective. truly vertical ¹

2. Adjective. (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out. ¹

3. Adverb. In a vertical direction. ¹

4. Adverb. (informal) Squarely, directly; completely. ¹

5. Noun. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction. ¹

6. Noun. (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water. ¹

7. Verb. To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound. ¹

8. Verb. To attach to a water supply and drain. ¹

9. Verb. To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially '''''to plumb the depths of'''''. ¹

10. Verb. To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool. ¹

11. Verb. To accurately align vertically or horizontally. ¹

12. Verb. (dated) To seal something with lead. ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) To work as a plumber. ¹

14. Verb. (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet. ¹

15. Verb. (US colloquial figuratively obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end. ¹

16. Verb. (nautical) To position vertically above or below. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plumb

1. to determine the depth of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumb

plum sauce plum tom plum tomato plum tomatoes plum toms plum tree plum trees plum wine pluma plumage

plumaged plumages plumate plumb (current term) plumb- plumb-bob plumb bob plumb bobs plumb crazy plumb level

plumb line plumb lines plumb rule plumbable plumbage plumbages plumbagin plumbaginaceous

Literary usage of Plumb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1909)
"Bill by JW Dudley, administrator of the estate of Mary J. plumb, deceased, against GW Niswander & Co. and others.' Decree for complainant, and defendants ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"As soon as plumb heard of the suit he employed counsel, and had an answer filed in (lie ... Here plumb was represented by Wade, and he stands, consequently, ..."

3. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin by Public Affairs Information Service (1920)
"FGR Gordon, tables Open Shop R 16:437-40 N '19 plumb plan Country and the ... plumb plan and Its social significance. World Tomorrow 2:259-61 S '19 plumb ..."

4. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1851 [The bar] stopped right plumb slap up whar Ike's gun was. ... 1865 We kin come up with him yet, ef we turn plumb around.— Atlantic Monthly, p. ..."

5. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll by Robert Green Ingersoll (1902)
"Dr. plumb paid some attention to the lecture which you delivered here on the ... I do not know the position that Mr. Mills takes, but from what Dr. plumb ..."

6. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"plumb, as carpenter, was to work by the day, under the defendant's ... He was also to order materials and work other than 28 LRA 10 debtor of plumb. ..."

7. The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly by William Farrand Felch, George C. Atwell, H. Phelps Arms, Frances Trevelyan Miller (1906)
"5- Samuel plumb Barry son Jany. 6, 1861. Page 679 Grandfather Nathaniel Bowers Feb. ... Anna plumb, mother of William July 10, 1830. James plumb, father of ..."

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