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    plumb
    /plʌm/

    verb

    • 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"
    • 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

    • 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

    adjective

    • 1. vertical: "ensure that the skirting is straight and plumb"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLUMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PLUMB definition: 1. to supply a building or a device with water pipes, or to connect a building or a device to a…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLUMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    10 meanings: 1. a weight, usually of lead, suspended at the end of a line and used to determine water depth or verticality 2..... Click for more definitions.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › plumbPlumb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PLUMB is a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction. How to use plumb in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Plumb.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › plumbPLUMB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Plumb definition: a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.. See examples of PLUMB used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPLUMB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PLUMB meaning: 1. to supply a building or a device with water pipes, or to connect a building or a device to a…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › plumbPlumb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    To plumb a body of water, you measure its depth. To plumb a house, you connect all of its pipes. To make carpentry plumb, you get it exactly vertical.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishplumb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Oxford Collocations Dictionary Plumb is used with these nouns as the object: depth; See full entry. Word Origin verb Middle English (originally in the sense ‘sounding lead’): via Old French from Latin plumbum ‘lead’. plumb something in. late 19th cent.: back-formation from plumber. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › plumbPlumb - definition of plumb by The Free Dictionary

    plumb. (plʌm) n. 1. (Building) a weight, usually of lead, suspended at the end of a line and used to determine water depth or verticality. 2. (Building) the perpendicular position of a freely suspended plumb line (esp in the phrases out of plumb, off plumb) adj.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishplumb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of plumb verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › plumb_n1plumb, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun plumb, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. plumb has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. weaponry (Middle English) fishing (Middle English) nautical (Middle English) clocks and watches (Middle English)