'Plumb' definitions:
Definition of 'plumb'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn: clean, plumb, plum]
adverb
Conforming to the direction of a plumb line
adverb
Exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" [syn: plumb, plum]
adjective
Exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
noun
verb
Measure the depth of something
verb
Weight with lead
verb
Examine thoroughly and in great depth
verb
Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
Definition of 'Plumb'
From: GCIDE
- Plumb \Plumb\, a. Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Plumb'
From: GCIDE
- Plumb \Plumb\, adv. In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. "Plumb down he falls." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Plumb'
From: GCIDE
- Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumbed (pl[u^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Plumbing (pl[u^]m"[i^]ng).]
- 1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Plumb'
From: GCIDE
- Plumb \Plumb\ (pl[u^]m), n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. mo`lybos, mo`libos, mo`lybdos. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plumb'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- absolutely,
- accurately,
- all-embracing,
- all-encompassing,
- all-out,
- all-pervading,
- answer,
- aplomb,
- appraise,
- appreciate,
- assay,
- assess,
- at right angles,
- azimuth circle,
- bang,
- bar,
- barricade,
- batten,
- batten down,
- bob,
- bolt,
- born,
- bottom,
- broad-based,
- button,
- button up,
- calculate,
- calibrate,
- caliper,
- cast the lead,
- check a parameter,
- choke,
- choke off,
- clap,
- clean,
- clear,
- clear up,
- close,
- close up,
- come alive,
- completely,
- comprehensive,
- compute,
- congenital,
- constrict,
- consummate,
- contain,
- contract,
- cover,
- crack,
- dead,
- debug,
- decipher,
- decode,
- deep-dyed,
- definitely,
- delve,
- delve into,
- descry,
- dial,
- dig into,
- directly,
- discern,
- disentangle,
- divide,
- divine,
- do,
- dope,
- dope out,
- downright,
- dyed-in-the-wool,
- egregious,
- entirely,
- estimate,
- evaluate,
- even,
- exactly,
- exhaustive,
- explain,
- explore,
- expressly,
- faithfully,
- fasten,
- fathom,
- figure out,
- find out,
- find the answer,
- find the solution,
- flush,
- fold,
- fold up,
- full,
- fully,
- gauge,
- get,
- get right,
- go into,
- graduate,
- guess,
- guess right,
- have it,
- hit it,
- in all respects,
- in every respect,
- indagate,
- intensive,
- interpret,
- investigate,
- ipsissimis verbis,
- irretrievably,
- irrevocably,
- just,
- kerplunk,
- key,
- latch,
- lead,
- literally,
- literatim,
- lock,
- lock out,
- lock up,
- look into,
- make a sounding,
- make out,
- measure,
- mensurate,
- mete,
- meter,
- normal,
- occlude,
- omnibus,
- omnipresent,
- open the lock,
- orthodiagonal,
- orthogonal,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- pace,
- padlock,
- peer into,
- penetrate,
- perceive,
- perfect,
- perfectly,
- perpendicular,
- perpendicularly,
- pervasive,
- pierce,
- plain,
- plop,
- plumb bob,
- plumb line,
- plumb rule,
- plumb the depths,
- plumb-line,
- plummet,
- plump,
- plunging,
- plunk,
- point-blank,
- poke into,
- positively,
- precipitous,
- precisely,
- prize,
- probe,
- pry into,
- psych,
- psych out,
- pure,
- puzzle out,
- quantify,
- quantize,
- quite,
- radical,
- rate,
- ravel,
- ravel out,
- regular,
- resolve,
- riddle,
- right,
- right angle,
- right-angle,
- right-angled,
- right-angular,
- rigidly,
- rigorously,
- sandbag,
- seal,
- seal off,
- seal up,
- search into,
- secure,
- see,
- see daylight,
- see into,
- see the light,
- see through,
- set,
- set square,
- sheer,
- sheerly,
- shut,
- shut the door,
- shut up,
- sift,
- sinker,
- size,
- size up,
- slam,
- slap,
- sling the lead,
- smack,
- smack-dab,
- snap,
- solve,
- sort out,
- sound,
- span,
- spang,
- spot,
- square,
- squarely,
- squeeze shut,
- stark,
- steep,
- step,
- straight,
- straight-up,
- straight-up-and-down,
- strangle,
- strictly,
- survey,
- sweeping,
- T square,
- take a reading,
- take soundings,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- thoroughly,
- through-and-through,
- to the letter,
- total,
- triangulate,
- try square,
- ubiquitous,
- unconditional,
- undeviatingly,
- undo,
- unerringly,
- universal,
- unlock,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- unravel,
- unrelievedly,
- unreserved,
- unrestricted,
- unriddle,
- unscramble,
- untangle,
- untwist,
- unweave,
- up and down,
- up-and-down,
- upright,
- utter,
- utterly,
- valuate,
- value,
- verbally,
- verbatim,
- verbatim et litteratim,
- veritable,
- vertical,
- vertical circle,
- weigh,
- weight,
- wholesale,
- wholly,
- word by word,
- word for word,
- work,
- work out,
- zip up,
- zipper