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Definitions for Plumb

[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. Compare plumb line.
[2] true according to a plumb line perpendicular.
[3] Informal . downright or absolute.
[4] in a perpendicular or vertical direction.
[5] exactly, precisely, or directly.
[6] Informal . completely or absolutely: She was plumb mad. You're plumb right.
[7] to test or adjust by a plumb line.
[8] to make vertical.
[9] Shipbuilding . horn(def 32) .
[10] to sound with or as with a plumb line.
[11] to measure (depth) by sounding.
[12] to examine closely in order to discover or understand: to plumb someone's thoughts.
[13] to seal with lead.
[14] to weight with lead.
[15] to provide (a house, building, apartment, etc.) with plumbing.
[16] to work as a plumber.
[17] out of /off plumb , not corresponding to the perpendicular; out of true.
[18] J(ohn) H(arold), 1911–2001, British historian.
[19] a weight, usually of lead, suspended at the end of a line and used to determine water depth or verticality
[20] the perpendicular position of a freely suspended plumb line (esp in the phrases out of plumb, off plumb )
[21] (prenominal) informal , mainly US (intensifier) a plumb nuisance
[22] in a vertical or perpendicular line
[23] informal , mainly US (intensifier) plumb stupid
[24] informal exactly; precisely (also in the phrase plumb on )
[25] (tr often foll by up ) to test the alignment of or adjust to the vertical with a plumb line
[26] (tr) to undergo or experience (the worst extremes of misery, sadness, etc) to plumb the depths of despair
[27] (tr) to understand or master (something obscure) to plumb a mystery
[28] to connect or join (a device such as a tap) to a water pipe or drainage system

Words related to Plumb

penetrate, explore, unravel, fathom, delve, upright, straight, sheer, perpendicular, erect, sound, search, gauge, measure

Words nearby Plumb

plum duff, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumage, plumate, plumb, plumb bob, plumb joint, plumb line, plumb rule, plumbaginaceous

Origin of Plumb

1250–1300; Middle English plumbe, probably < Anglo-French *plombe < Vulgar Latin *plumba, for Latin plumbum lead

Words that may be confused with Plumb

plum, plumb

Other words from Plumb

plumb·a·ble , adjective
plumb·less , adjective
plumb·ness , noun
re·plumb , verb (used with object)
un·plumb , adjective

Word origin for Plumb

C13: from Old French plomb (unattested) lead line, from Old French plon lead, from Latin plumbum lead

Synonyms for Plumb

erect, perpendicular, sheer, straight, upright, straight up, up and down