What does Plumb mean?
Definitions for Plumb
plʌmplumb
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Plumb.
Princeton's WordNet
plumb bob, plumb, plummetadjective
the metal bob of a plumb line
plumbverb
exactly vertical
"the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
plumbverb
measure the depth of something
plumbverb
weight with lead
plumbverb
examine thoroughly and in great depth
plumbadverb
adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
clean, plumb, plumadverb
completely; used as intensifiers
"clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
plumbadverb
conforming to the direction of a plumb line
plumb, plumadverb
exactly
"fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
Wiktionary
plumbnoun
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
plumbnoun
A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
plumbverb
To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
plumbverb
To attach to a water supply and drain.
plumbverb
To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
plumbverb
To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
plumbverb
To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
plumbverb
To seal something with lead.
plumbverb
To work as a plumber.
plumbverb
To fall or sink like a plummet.
plumbverb
To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
plumbverb
To position vertically above or below.
plumbadverb
In a vertical direction.
plumbadverb
Squarely, directly; completely.
plumbadjective
truly vertical
plumbadjective
Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
Etymology: From *, from plumba (plural of plumbum).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Plumbadverb
Perpendicularly to the horizon.
Etymology: from the noun.
If all these atoms should descend plumb down with equal velocity, being all perfectly solid and imporous, and the vacuum not resisting their motion, they would never the one overtake the other. John Ray, on the Creation.
Is it not a sad thing to fall thus plumb into the grave? well one minute and dead the next. Collier.
Plumbnoun
A plummet; a leaden weight let down at the end of a line.
Etymology: plomb, Fr. plumbum, Lat.
If the plumb line hang just upon the perpendicular, when the level is set flat down upon the work, the work is level. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.
To Plumbverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The most experienced seamen plumbed the depth of the channel. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver.
ChatGPT
plumb
Plumb typically refers to the following: 1. Verb: To examine or explore (something) thoroughly or in order to understand it; measure the depth or direction of something, especially vertical or perfectly vertical. 2. Noun: A small weight, typically covered in lead, that is suspended from a string and used to establish the vertical over a point or to test the depth of water or something similar. 3. Adjective: Exactly vertical or true to an absolute degree, often in relation to a specified reference or baseline. In the field of plumbing, it refers to the profession of installing and repairing pipelines and fixtures for water, gas, or sewage in a building. Note: The usage of the term varies with context.
Webster Dictionary
Plumbnoun
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
Plumbadjective
perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb
Plumbadverb
in a plumb direction; perpendicularly
Plumbverb
to adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall
Plumbverb
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
Plumbverb
to seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe
Plumbverb
to supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing
Etymology: [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. mo`lybos, mo`libos, mo`lybdos. Cf. Plummet, Plunge.]
Wikidata
Plumb
Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who uses the stage name Plumb. She has performed several different genres of music, including alternative rock and Christian alternative rock and a few of her remixes have appeared on dance charts. She is known for her pensive lyrics and soprano voice.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plumb
plum, n. a mass of lead or other material, hung on a string, to show the perpendicular position: the perpendicular direction or position.—adj. perpendicular.—adv. perpendicularly.—v.t. to adjust by a plumb-line: to make perpendicular: to sound the depth of, as water by a plumb-line.—n. Plumb′-bob, a conoid-shaped metal weight at the end of a plumb-line.—adjs. Plum′bēan, Plum′bēous, consisting of, or resembling, lead: stupid; Plumb′ic, pertaining to, or obtained from, lead; Plumbif′erous, producing lead.—n. Plumb′ing, the art of casting and working in lead, &c.—adj. Plumb′less, incapable of being sounded.—ns. Plumb′-line, a line to which a mass of lead is attached to show the perpendicular: a plummet; Plumb′-rule, a narrow board with a plumb-line fastened to the top, used to determine a perpendicular. [Fr. plomb—L. plumbum, lead.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
PLUMB
To ascertain the capacity of. PLUMBER One who ascertains the capacity of your purse, soaks you with a piece of lead and gets away with the money--a process vulgarly known as "a lead-pipe cinch."
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
plumb
Right up and down, opposed to parallel.--To plumb. To form the vertical line. Also, to sound the depth of water.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PLUMB
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Plumb is ranked #7601 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Plumb surname appeared 4,372 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Plumb.
94% or 4,112 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 115 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 58 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 42 total occurrences were Black.
0.5% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 21 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Plumb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Plumb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Plumb in a Sentence
This is illegal, immoral, and wrong, there's not a sewer too deep that some politicians won't plumb. Imagine it : someone is attacking my late husband, the love of my life, a man who gave me such joy in life.
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