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Webster 1913 Edition
Plumb
Plumb
(plŭm)
, Noun.
[F.
plomb
, L. plumbum
lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. μόλυβος
, μόλιβος
, μόλυβδος
. Cf. Plummet
, Plunge
.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See
Plumb line
, below. Plumb bob
. See
– Bob
, 4. Plumb joint
, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder.
– Plumb level
. See under
– Level
. Plumb line
. (a)
The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet
. (b)
A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.
– Plumb rule
, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters.
Plumb
,Adj.
Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb;
as, the wall is
. plumb
Plumb
,adv.
In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.
“Plumb down he falls.” Milton.
Plumb
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Plumbed
(plŭmd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plumbing
(plŭm′ĭng)
.] 1.
To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;
as, to
. plumb
a building or a wall2.
To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
He did not attempt to
plumb
his intellect. Ld. Lytton.
3.
To seal with lead;
as, to
. plumb
a drainpipe4.
To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
Webster 1828 Edition
Plumb
PLUMB
,Noun.
A mass of lead attached to a line, and used to ascertain a perpendicular position of buildings and the like. But the word as a noun is seldom used, except in composition. [See Plumb-line.]
PLUMB
,Adj.
PLUMB
,adv.
Plumb down he falls.
1.
Directly; suddenly; at once; as a falling mass; usually pronounced plump. He fell plumb into the water.PLUMB
,Verb.
T.
1.
To sound with a plummet, as the depth of water. [Little used.]Definition 2024
plumb
plumb
See also: plumb-
English
Adjective
plumb (comparative more plumb, superlative most plumb)
- truly vertical, 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
- (truly vertical): perpendicular
Translations
truly vertical
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Adverb
plumb (not comparable)
- In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- Milton
- Plumb down he drops.
- Milton
- (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.
Translations
in a vertical direction
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squarely, completely
Noun
plumb (plural plumbs)
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
Synonyms
- (construction): plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
Verb
plumb (third-person singular simple present plumbs, present participle plumbing, simple past and past participle plumbed)
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- 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.
Translations
to determine the depth
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to explore in depth
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to accurately align
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to work as plumber
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nautical: to position vertically above or below
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
plumb m
References
- ↑ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 109, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
Romanian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Pb | Previous: taliu (Tl) |
| Next: bismut (Bi) | |
Etymology
Noun
plumb n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of plumb (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului |
| vocative | plumbule | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
plumb m (plural plumbi)
Declension
declension of plumb
Synonyms
Noun
plumb n (plural plumburi)
Declension
declension of plumb
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||