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plumb
Pronunciation: (plum), [key]—
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. Cf.
plumb line.
2. out of or off plumb, not corresponding to the perpendicular; out of true.
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adj.
1. true according to a plumb line; perpendicular.
2. Informal.downright or absolute.
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adv.
1. in a perpendicular or vertical direction.
2. exactly, precisely, or directly.
3. Informal.completely or absolutely:
She was plumb mad. You're plumb right.
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v.t.
1. to test or adjust by a plumb line.
2. to make vertical.
3. Shipbuilding.horn (def. 35).
4. to sound with or as with a plumb line.
5. to measure (depth) by sounding.
6. to examine closely in order to discover or understand:
to plumb someone's thoughts.
7. to seal with lead.
8. to weight with lead.
9. to provide (a house, building, apartment, etc.) with plumbing.
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v.i.
to work as a plumber.
Also,plum (for defs. 3–7).Plumb
Pronunciation: (plum), [key]—
n.
J(ohn) H(arold), 1911-2001, British historian.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
