plumb

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/plʌm/

verb 5noun 4adj 2adv 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

against, dried, drunk, left, new, trying

VERB + PLUMB

get, hit, horse, isn't, placed, seen

PLUMB + NOUN

bob, carpenter, depths, italy, middle, mountain, wall

PREP.

down, in, off, on, out, out, with

ADV.

seriously

Definitions

noun

A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.

A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.

The perpendicular direction or position.

Customers turned away from rickety chairs, stands of drawers that refused to open, or had no handles, lop-sided wardrobes whose doors were out of plumb or whose mirrors were cracked.

adj

Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.

Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.

adv

In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.

Plumb down he drops.

Squarely, directly; deeply, 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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the metal bob of a plumb line

plummet

adverb — completely

adverb — exactly

plum

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Customers turned away from rickety chairs, stands of drawers that refused to open, or had no handles, lop-sided wardrobes whose doors were out of plumb or whose mirrors were cracked.

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Plumb down he drops.

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It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.

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Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.

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The kitchen sink is now plumbed in / up.

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to plumb the depths of

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, plumb is marked as informal, figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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