plumb: betekenis en definities
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A weight on the end of a line, used to determine water depth.
A weight on the end of a line, used especially by masons and carpenters to establish a true vertical.
In a vertical or perpendicular line.
Informal Directly; squarely: fell plumb in the middle of the puddle.
Informal Utterly; completely: plumb worn out. See Note at right.
Exactly vertical. See Synonyms at vertical.
Informal Utter; absolute; sheer: a plumb fool.
To determine the depth of with a plumb; sound.
To test the verticality or alignment of with a plumb.
To straighten or make perpendicular: plumb up the wall.
To examine closely or deeply; probe: "Shallow ideas are plumbed and discarded” ( Gilbert Highet).