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Plumb – exactly vertical: plumb in the center; determine the depth of; experience in extremes: plumb the depths of fear; provide with plumbing; work as a plumber plume – a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret; emissions from a stack, flue, or chimney: a plume of smoke.
plumb
exactly vertical:- It is perhaps a loan-word from an extinct language of the western Mediterranean (based on similarities of words in Berber and Basque). The -b was restored in English after c. Plumb-rule is attested from c.
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plumb
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(plʌm) nplumb
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plumb
Past participle: plumbed
Gerund: plumbing
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I plumb |
you plumb |
he/she/it plumbs |
we plumb |
you plumb |
they plumb |
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I plumbed |
you plumbed |
he/she/it plumbed |
we plumbed |
you plumbed |
they plumbed |
Present Continuous |
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I am plumbing |
you are plumbing |
he/she/it is plumbing |
we are plumbing |
you are plumbing |
they are plumbing |
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I have plumbed |
you have plumbed |
he/she/it has plumbed |
we have plumbed |
you have plumbed |
they have plumbed |
Past Continuous |
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I was plumbing |
you were plumbing |
he/she/it was plumbing |
we were plumbing |
you were plumbing |
they were plumbing |
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I had plumbed |
you had plumbed |
he/she/it had plumbed |
we had plumbed |
you had plumbed |
they had plumbed |
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I will plumb |
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he/she/it will plumb |
we will plumb |
you will plumb |
they will plumb |
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I will have plumbed |
you will have plumbed |
he/she/it will have plumbed |
we will have plumbed |
you will have plumbed |
they will have plumbed |
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I will be plumbing |
you will be plumbing |
he/she/it will be plumbing |
we will be plumbing |
you will be plumbing |
they will be plumbing |
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I have been plumbing |
you have been plumbing |
he/she/it has been plumbing |
we have been plumbing |
you have been plumbing |
they have been plumbing |
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I will have been plumbing |
you will have been plumbing |
he/she/it will have been plumbing |
we will have been plumbing |
you will have been plumbing |
they will have been plumbing |
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I had been plumbing |
you had been plumbing |
he/she/it had been plumbing |
we had been plumbing |
you had been plumbing |
they had been plumbing |
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I would plumb |
you would plumb |
he/she/it would plumb |
we would plumb |
you would plumb |
they would plumb |
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I would have plumbed |
you would have plumbed |
he/she/it would have plumbed |
we would have plumbed |
you would have plumbed |
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Noun | 1. | plumb - the metal bob of a plumb line plumb bob, plummet bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string plumb line, perpendicular - a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point |
Verb | 1. | plumb - measure the depth of something measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; 'Can you quantify your results?' |
2. | plumb - weight with lead burden, burthen, weight, weight down - weight down with a load | |
3. | plumb - examine thoroughly and in great depth | |
4. | plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; 'Adjust the clock, please'; 'correct the alignment of the front wheels' | |
Adj. | 1. | plumb - exactly vertical; 'the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb' vertical, perpendicular - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; 'a vertical camera angle'; 'the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab'; 'measure the perpendicular height' |
Adv. | 1. | plumb - completely; used as intensifiers; 'clean forgot the appointment'; 'I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out' jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); 'they don't speak our lingo' |
2. | plumb - conforming to the direction of a plumb line | |
3. | plumb - exactly; 'fell plumb in the middle of the puddle' colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
plumb
verbplumb
Plumb Bob
adjectiveplumb
[plʌm]plumb crazy →
he's plumb stupid → es un tontoperdido
it hit him plumb on the nose → le diode llenoen lasnarices
to plumb the depths of the human mind →
to plumb the depths of despair → conocer la mayordesesperación
plumb
[ˈplʌm]advplumb in the middle →
he's plumb crazy → il estcomplètementfou
to plumb new depths → toucher le fondvt sep [+ washing machine] → raccorder
plumb
plumb
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[plʌm]he's plumb stupid (Am) (fam) → è proprio stupido
to plumb the depths → scandagliare gli abissi (fig) → toccare il fondo
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: plŭm, IPA(key): /plʌm/
Audio (US) Audio (AU) - Rhymes: -ʌm
- Homophone: plum
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French*plombe, from Latinplumba, plural of plumbum.
Adjective[edit]
plumb (comparativemore plumb, superlativemost plumb)
- Trulyvertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
Synonyms[edit]
- (truly vertical):perpendicular
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Adverb[edit]
plumb (not comparable)
- In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Plumb down he drops.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- (informal)Squarely, directly; 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.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 9, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 143:
- 'Are you sure of that, M. Hardman?' 'I'm plumb certain.'.
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Noun[edit]
plumb (pluralplumbs)
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a verticaldirection.
- (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
Synonyms[edit]
- (construction):plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)
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Verb[edit]
plumb (third-person singular simple presentplumbs, present participleplumbing, simple past and past participleplumbed) Achievement unlocked 2gamefort.
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- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (transitive,figuratively) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- 2011, Catherine Lanigan, The Texan:
- Delving to the core of her heart, his blue-green eyes plumbed her psyche, stripping it of all defenses, all resolve.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- (dated) To seal something with lead.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (US,colloquial,figuratively,obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
plumb (pluralplumbs)
- Obsolete form of plum(“the fruit”).
- 1767, Select Essays on Husbandry
- Without attending to sub-divisions, all the pears are of one species, as well as all the apples, plumbs, peaches, cherries, lemons, citrons, oranges […]
- 1767, Select Essays on Husbandry
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- plum (Gheg)[1]
Plumb Supply
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latinplumbum(“lead”).[2]
Noun[edit]
plumbm (definite singularplumbi)
- lead (metal)
Declension[edit]
indefinite forms | definite forms | |
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nominative | plumb | plumbi |
accusative | plumb | plumbin |
genitive (i/e/të/së) | plumbi | plumbit |
dative | plumbi | plumbit |
ablative | plumbi | plumbit |
References[edit]
- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 109, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “plumb”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 336
Romanian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latinplumbum(“lead”).
Noun[edit]
plumbn (uncountable)
Plumb Heat Homes
- lead(metal)
- Plumbul este otrăvitor pentru oameni.
- Lead is poisonous to humans.
- lead(chemical element)
Plumb Line
Declension[edit]
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul |
genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului |
vocative | plumbule |
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Noun[edit]
plumbm (pluralplumbi)
- bullet, projectile
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul | (niște) plumbi | plumbii |
genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului | (unor) plumbi | plumbilor |
vocative | plumbule | plumbilor |
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Noun[edit]
plumbn (pluralplumburi)
- (dated, chiefly Moldova)pencil
Plumb Versuri
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul | (niște) plumburi | plumburile |
genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului | (unor) plumburi | plumburilor |
vocative | plumbule | plumburilor |