plumb adj : exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" n : the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: plumb bob, plummet] adv

1 completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn: clean, plum]

2 conforming to the direction of a plumb line

3 exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" [syn: plum]

1 measure the depth of something

2 weight with lead

3 examine thoroughly and in great depth

4 adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical

English

Etymology

From *plombe, from plumba (plural of plumbum).

Pronunciation

• , /plʌm/, /plVm/

• Rhymes: -ʌm

  Homophones: plum

Adjective

1. truly vertical
2. Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front on his wicket and should be given out.

Adverb

1. In a vertical direction.
2. 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.

Noun

1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob (UK); a plumb line (US).
2. A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.

Derived terms

• plumb bob
• off plumb
• out of plumb
• plumb line
• plumb rule

Verb

1. To determine the depth of water with a plumb; to sound.
2. To use a plumb bob to test for vertical alignment.
3. To make something vertical or perpendicular accurately.
4. To seal something with lead.
5. : To work as a plumber.

Romanian

Noun

plumb

1. lead (chemical element)

Plumb may refer to:

• Plumb-bob, a type of tool
• Plumb (singer), a Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter
• Plumbing
• Plumb, to measure the depth of water with a sounding line
• Eve Plumb, an American actress best known for playing Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch
• Plumb, in cricket refers to Leg before wicket dismissal when it looks as an obvious LBW

See also

• Plummet

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