Plumb
Definition of Plumb
Pronunciation: plŭmd | n. | 1. | 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.| Plumb level | | See under Level. |
| | a. | 1. | Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb. | | adv. | 1. | In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. | | v. t. | 1. | To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe. | | 4. | To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. |
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