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Uncommon
verb
•
To
determine
the
depth
,
generally
of a
liquid
; to
sound
.
•
To
attach
to a
water supply
and
drain
.
•
To
think about
or
explore
in depth
, to
get to the bottom of
,
especially
to
plumb
the
depths
of.
•
To use a
plumb bob
as a
measuring
or
aligning
tool
.
•
To
accurately
align
vertically
or
horizontally
.
•
To
seal
something with
lead
.
•
To work as a
plumber
.
•
To
fall
or
sink
like a
plummet
.
•
In American English:
To
trace
a road
or
track
; to
follow
it to its
end
.
•
In Nautical:
To
position
vertically
above or below.
noun
•
A little
mass
of
lead
, or the like,
attached
to a
line
, and used by
builders
, etc; to
indicate
a
vertical
direction
.
•
In Nautical:
A
weight
on the
end of
a
long line
, used by
sailors
to
determine
the
depth
of water.
•
The
perpendicular
direction
or
position
.
•
Obsolete
form of
plum
(“the
fruit
”).
adj
•
Truly
vertical
, as
indicated
by a
plumb line
.
•
In Cricket:
Describing
an
LBW
where the
batsman
is
hit on
the
pads
directly
in front of
his
wicket
and should be
given out
.
adv
•
In a
vertical
direction
;
perpendicularly
.
•
Squarely
,
directly
;
completely
.
name
•
A
surname
.
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