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plumb

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Noun

  1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
  2. A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
  3. The perpendicular direction or position.
  4. Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit”).

Adjective

  1. Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
  2. Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.

Adverb

  1. In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
  2. Squarely, directly; deeply, completely.

Verb

  1. To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
  2. To attach to a water supply and drain.
  3. To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
  4. To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
  5. To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
  6. To seal something with lead.
  7. To work as a plumber.
  8. To fall or sink like a plummet.
  9. To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
  10. To position vertically above or below.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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