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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plumb  \Plumb\,  n.  [F.  plomb,  L.  plumbum  lead,  a  leaden  ball  or 
  bullet;  cf  Gr  ?,  ?,  ?.  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plumb  \Plumb\,  a. 
  Perpendicular;  vertical;  conforming  the  direction  of  a  line 
  attached  to  a  plumb;  as  the  wall  is  plumb. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plumb  \Plumb\,  adv 
  In  a  plumb  direction;  perpendicularly.  ``Plumb  down  he 
  falls.''  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plumb  \Plumb\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Plumbed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Plumbing}.] 
  1.  To  adjust  by  a  plumb  line  to  cause  to  be  perpendicular; 
  as  to  plumb  a  building  or  a  wall. 
 
  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. 
 
  He  did  not  attempt  to  plumb  his  intellect.  --Ld. 
  Lytton. 
 
  3.  To  seal  with  lead;  as  to  plumb  a  drainpipe. 
 
  4.  To  supply,  as  a  building,  with  a  system  of  plumbing. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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:  (slang)  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:  (informal)  exactly;  "fell  plumb  in  the  middle  of  the  puddle" 
  [syn:  {plum}] 
  v  1:  measure  the  depth  of  something 
  2:  weight  with  lead 
  3:  adjust  with  a  plumb  line  so  as  to  make  vertical




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