plumb

English

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Etymology

From Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba (plural of plumbum).

Pronunciation

• enPR: plŭm, IPA: /plʌm/, X-SAMPA: /plVm/

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• Rhymes: -ʌm
• Homophone: plum

Adjective

plumb (comparative more plumb, superlative most plumb)

1. truly vertical
2. (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.

Synonyms

• (truly vertical): perpendicular

Translations

truly vertical

• Finnish: kohtisuora (fi)

Adverb

plumb (not comparable)

1. In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
   • Milton

     Plumb down he falls.

2. (informal) Squarely, directly; 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.

Translations

in a vertical direction

• Finnish: kohtisuoraan (fi), kohtisuorasti (fi), kohtisuorassa (fi)

squarely, completely

• Finnish: suoraan (fi) (squarely); täysin (fi), kokonaan (fi) (completely)

Noun

plumb (plural plumbs)

1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
2. (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.

Synonyms

• (construction): plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)

Derived terms

• plumb bob
• off plumb
• out of plumb
• plumb line
• plumb rule

Translations

mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction

• Finnish: luoti (fi)

nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth

• Finnish: luoti (fi)

Verb

plumb (third-person singular simple present plumbs, present participle plumbing, simple past and past participle plumbed)

1. To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
2. To attach to a water supply and drain.
3. To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
4. To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
5. To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
6. (dated) To seal something with lead.
7. (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
8. (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
9. (US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
10. (nautical) To position vertically above or below.

Translations

to determine the depth

• Finnish: luodata (fi)

to attach to water supply or drain

• Finnish: liittää vesijohtoon (fi), liittää viemäriin (fi)

to explore in depth

• Finnish: syväluodata (fi)

to use plumb bob

• Finnish: luodata (fi)

to accurately align

• Finnish: rihdata (fi)

to seal with lead

• Finnish: juottaa lyijyllä (fi)

to work as plumber

• Finnish: olla putkimiehenä (fi)

to fall or sink like a plummet

• Finnish: pudota kuin kivi (fi), upota kuin kivi (fi)

to trace a road or track

• Finnish: seurata (fi)

nautical: to position vertically above or below

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Albanian

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”).

Noun

plumb m

1. lead (metal)
2. bullet

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”).

Noun

plumb n (definite form plumbul)

1. lead (metal)
2. lead (chemical element)

Related terms

• plumbar

Noun

plumb m (plural plumbi)

1. bullet, projectile

Declension

declension of plumb

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un plumb	plumbul	niște plumbi	plumbii
genitive/dative	unui plumb	plumbului	unor plumbi	plumbilor

Synonyms

• glonț

Noun

plumb n (plural plumburi)

1. (dated, chiefly Moldova) pencil

Synonyms

• creion