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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:
  1. 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 in the center; determine the depth of; experience in extremes: plumb the depths of fear; provide with plumbing; work as a plumber
Not to be confused with:
plum – an oval, fleshy, edible fruit: He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum.
plume – a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret; emissions from a stack, flue, or chimney: a plume of smoke
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plumb

(plŭm)n.
1. A weight on the end of a line, used to determine water depth.
2. A weight on the end of a line, used especially by masons and carpenters to establish a true vertical.
adv.
2. Informal Directly; squarely: fell plumb in the middle of the puddle.
3. also plumInformal Utterly; completely: plumb worn out. right
adj.
2. also plumInformal Utter; absolute; sheer: a plumb fool.
v.tr.
1. To determine the depth of with a plumb; sound.
2. To test the verticality or alignment of with a plumb.
3. To straighten or make perpendicular: plumb up the wall.
4. To examine closely or deeply; probe: 'Shallow ideas are plumbed and discarded'(Gilbert Highet).
6. To outfit with or connect to a plumbing system: plumbed the utility closet so a washing machine could be installed.
v.intr.
Idiom:
off/out ofplumb
[Middle English, lead, a plumb, from Old French plomb, from Latin plumbum, lead.]
plumb′ness n.
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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
(prenominal) informalchieflyUS (intensifier): a plumb nuisance.
PlumbPlumb lineadv
4. informalchieflyUS (intensifier): plumb stupid.
5. informal exactly; precisely (also in the phrase plumb on)
vb
6. (Building) (often foll by: up) to test the alignment of or adjust to the vertical with a plumb line
7. (tr) to undergo or experience (the worst extremes of misery, sadness, etc): to plumb the depths of despair.
8. (tr) to understand or master (something obscure): to plumb a mystery.
9. (Building) to connect or join (a device such as a tap) to a water pipe or drainage system
[C13: from Old French plomb (unattested) lead line, from Old French plon lead, from Latin plumbum lead]
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plumb

(plʌm)
n.
1. 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. Compare plumb line.
adj.
2. true according to a plumb line; perpendicular.
adv.
4. in a perpendicular or vertical direction.
6. completely or absolutely: You're plumb right.
v.t.
8. to make vertical.
10. to measure (depth) by sounding.
11. to examine closely: to plumb the poem's meaning.
13. to install plumbing in (a house, building, etc.).
v.i. Idioms:
out of or off plumb, not corresponding to the perpendicular; out of true.
Also, plum (for defs. 3-7).
[1250–1300; Middle English plumbe, probably < Anglo-French *plombe < Vulgar Latin *plumba, for Latin plumbum lead]
plumb′ness,n.
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plumb


Past participle: plumbed
Gerund: plumbing
Imperative
plumb
plumb
Present
I plumb
you plumb
he/she/it plumbs
we plumb
you plumb
they plumb
Preterite
I plumbed
you plumbed
he/she/it plumbed
we plumbed
you plumbed
they plumbed
Present Continuous
I am plumbing
you are plumbing
he/she/it is plumbing
we are plumbing
you are plumbing
they are plumbing
Present Perfect
I have plumbed
you have plumbed
he/she/it has plumbed
we have plumbed
you have plumbed
they have plumbed
Past Continuous
I was plumbing
you were plumbing
he/she/it was plumbing
we were plumbing
you were plumbing
they were plumbing
Past Perfect
I had plumbed
you had plumbed
he/she/it had plumbed
we had plumbed
you had plumbed
they had plumbed
Future
I will plumb
you will plumb
he/she/it will plumb
we will plumb
you will plumb
they will plumb
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
Conditional
I would plumb
you would plumb
he/she/it would plumb
we would plumb
you would plumb
they would plumb
Past Conditional
I would have plumbed
you would have plumbed
he/she/it would have plumbed
we would have plumbed
you would have plumbed
they would have plumbed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Noun1.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
Verb1.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
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

plumb

verb
1.delve into, measure, explore, probe, sound out, search, go into, penetrate, gauge, unravel, fathomher attempts to plumb my innermost emotions
adverb
1.exactly, precisely, bang, slap, spot-on(Brit. informal)The hotel is set plumb in the middle of the High Street.
plumb the depths of somethingfind, reach the nadir, reach the lowest possible level, reach rock bottom ofquestions that plumb the depths of stupidity
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plumb

Plumb Bob

adjective
At right angles to the horizon or to level ground:
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plumb

[plʌm]
B.ADJvertical, a plomo
C.ADV
2. (US) (= wholly) → totalmente, completamente
plumb crazy
he's plumb stupides un tontoperdido
3.plumb in the middleen elmismoor (Mex) mero centro
it hit him plumb on the nosele diode llenoen lasnarices
D.VT
2. (fig) → sondear
to plumb the depths of the human mind
to plumb the depths of despairconocer la mayordesesperación
3. (= connect plumbing in) [+ building] → instalar la fontanería de, instalar las tuberías de
plumb inVT + ADVconectar (con el suministro de agua)
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plumb

[ˈplʌm]adv
(= exactly) → en plein
plumb in the middle →
(US) (= completely) → complètement
he's plumb crazy → il estcomplètementfou
vt
(= put plumbing in) [+ house] → installer la plomberie dans
(= try to understand) [+ mysteries, heart] → sonder
to plumb the depths of sth [+ bad taste, stupidity, despair] → toucher le fond de qch
to plumb new depths → toucher le fondvt sep [+ washing machine] → raccorder
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

plumb

n(= plumbline)Lotnt, → Senkbleint; (Naut also) → Bleilotntout of plumb → ; true to plumb (Tech) → lotrecht
adv
(inf)(= completely)total(inf), → komplett(inf); (= exactly)genau; plumb in the middle(haar)genauin der Mitte; it hit him plumb on the nosees traf ihn genauormitten auf die Nase
vt
(fig) mystery etcergründen; to plumb the depths of despairdie tiefsteVerzweiflungerleben; this song plumbs the depths of bad tastedieses Liedübertrifft alles bisherDageweseneor da Gewesene an schlechtemGeschmack; to plumb new depthseinen neuenTiefstanderreichen; a look that plumbed his very soulein Blick, der in die Tiefen seiner Seeledrang
(= connect plumbing in)buildingKlempnerarbeitenausführen an(+dat)

plumb

:
plumb line
plumb rule
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plumb

[plʌm]
2.adv (fam) plumb in the middleesattamente nel centro
he's plumb stupid (Am) (fam) → è proprio stupido
3.vtscandagliare; (sb's mind) → sondare
to plumb the depths → scandagliare gli abissi (fig) → toccare il fondo
plumb invt + adv (washing machine) → collegare all'impianto idraulico
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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)

  1. Trulyvertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
  2. (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
Translations[edit]
  • Danish: lodret(da), vater
  • Dutch: loodrecht(nl), in het lood
  • Finnish: kohtisuora(fi)
  • Swedish: lodrät(sv)

Adverb[edit]

plumb (not comparable)

  1. In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
    • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
      Plumb down he drops.
  2. (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.'.
Translations[edit]
  • Dutch: loodrecht(nl), in het lood
  • Finnish: kohtisuoraan, kohtisuorasti, kohtisuorassa
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: (zh)(zhèng)
  • Finnish: suoraan(fi)(squarely); täysin(fi), kokonaan(fi)(completely)

Noun[edit]

plumb (pluralplumbs)

  1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a verticaldirection.
  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[edit]
  • (construction):plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth

Verb[edit]

plumb (third-person singular simple presentplumbs, present participleplumbing, simple past and past participleplumbed) Achievement unlocked 2gamefort.

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  1. To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
  2. To attach to a water supply and drain.
  3. (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.
  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[edit]
  • Finnish: luodata(fi)
  • Italian: appiombare
  • Finnish: ,
  • Finnish: syväluodata
  • Finnish: luodata(fi)
  • Finnish: rihdata
  • Finnish:
  • Finnish:
  • Finnish: ,
  • Finnish: seurata(fi)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

plumb (pluralplumbs)

  1. 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 []

Plumb Bacovia


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)

  1. lead (metal)

Declension[edit]

indefinite formsdefinite forms
nominativeplumbplumbi
accusativeplumbplumbin
genitive
(i/e//)
plumbiplumbit
dativeplumbiplumbit
ablativeplumbiplumbit

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 109, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “plumb”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 336

Romanian[edit]

Chemical element
Pb
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Etymology[edit]

From Latinplumbum(lead).

Noun[edit]

plumbn (uncountable)

Plumb Heat Homes

  1. lead(metal)
    Plumbul este otrăvitor pentru oameni.
    Lead is poisonous to humans.
  2. lead(chemical element)

Plumb Line

Declension[edit]

singular
n genderindefinite articulationdefinite articulation
nominative/accusative(un) plumbplumbul
genitive/dative(unui) plumbplumbului
vocativeplumbule

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

plumbm (pluralplumbi)

Versuri
  1. bullet, projectile

Declension[edit]

singularplural
indefinite articulationdefinite articulationindefinite articulationdefinite articulation
nominative/accusative(un) plumbplumbul(niște) plumbiplumbii
genitive/dative(unui) plumbplumbului(unor) plumbiplumbilor
vocativeplumbuleplumbilor
Plumb

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

plumbn (pluralplumburi)

  1. (dated, chiefly Moldova)pencil

Plumb Versuri

Declension[edit]

singularplural
indefinite articulationdefinite articulationindefinite articulationdefinite articulation
nominative/accusative(un) plumbplumbul(niște) plumburiplumburile
genitive/dative(unui) plumbplumbului(unor) plumburiplumburilor
vocativeplumbuleplumburilor

Synonyms[edit]

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