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plumb
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of PLUMB
1
technical : exactly straight down or up : in a perfectly vertical position垂直地
- He set the board plumb.他把那块板垂直竖起。
2
US, informal + old-fashioned : to a complete degree : completely完全地；彻底地
- I plumb forgot about the party.我把聚会的事忘得一干二净。
- We were plumb [=totally] exhausted after the game.赛后我们累得筋疲力尽。
2 plumb /ˈplʌm/ adjective
2 plumb
/ˈplʌm/
adjective
Learner's definition of PLUMB
[more plumb; most plumb] technical
: exactly vertical : standing perfectly straight and not leaning in any way垂直的
- The carpenter made sure that the wall was plumb.木匠确认了一下这面墙是垂直的。
- The chimney is out of plumb. = The chimney is off plumb. [=not straight upright; leaning to one side]那个烟囱向一边歪斜了。
3 plumb /ˈplʌm/ verb
plumbs; plumbed; plumbing
3 plumb
/ˈplʌm/
verb
plumbs; plumbed; plumbing
Learner's definition of PLUMB
[+ object]
1
a literary : to examine (something) in a careful and complete way in order to understand it探究；探索
- The book plumbs the complexities of human relationships.这本书探讨的是人际关系的复杂性。
- a scientist who spent her life plumbing the minds of criminals穷其一生探究犯罪心理的女科学家
- The play plumbs the depths of human nature.这部剧对人性进行了深入探讨。
b : to experience or reach (something)经历；陷入；达到
- someone who has plumbed the depths of loss/pain [=who has experienced a lot of loss/pain]深陷失落/痛苦的人
- The company's stocks plumbed new depths [=reached their lowest value] this week.本周这家公司的股票价格创了新低。
2
US
a : to install pipes for sinks, toilets, etc., in (a building or room)在（楼内或室内）安装水管
- The plumber is almost finished plumbing the apartment.管子工基本上完成了这套公寓的水管安装。
- The new house has been wired and plumbed.这套新房的水电都已经安装就绪。
b : to connect (something, such as a sink) to a water supply接通水管
- All the bathroom fixtures have been plumbed.浴室的所有洗浴设施都已接通水管。
plumb in
[phrasal verb] chiefly British plumb (something) in or plumb in (something)
: to connect (something) to a water supply给…接水管
- I plumbed in the washing machine.我给洗衣机接上了水管。
: a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
Synonyms
Adverb
Verb
Adjective
- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- blank
- blooming [chiefly British]
- bodacious [Southern & Midland]
- categorical
- categoric
- clean
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damn
- damned
- dead
- deadly
- definite
- downright
- dreadful
- fair
- flat
- flat-out
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- profound
- pure
- rank
- regular
- sheer
- simple
- stark
- stone
- straight-out
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unconditional
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- utter
- very
Example Sentences
Adverb He set the board plumb. I plumb forgot about the party. Verb The book plumbs the complexities of human relationships. a scientist who spent her life plumbing the minds of criminals The play plumbs the depths of human nature. The plumber is almost finished plumbing the apartment. The new house has been wired and plumbed. All the bathroom fixtures have been plumbed. Adjective The carpenter made sure that the wall was plumb. a horror movie that's plumb trash and further evidence of the deterioration of popular culture See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2021 That doesn’t mean an end to Shipt’s distinctive green - but the introduction of secondary colors such as plumb, yellow and teal. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2020 The Gallery of Kings—the line of statues above the three massive doorways—was almost a foot (.3 meters) out of plumb. Andrew Tallon, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019 In the olden days, woodworkers needed a range of measuring tools, plumbs and levels. Alexandra Samuel, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018 The toppling tower inclined slowly to about fifteen feet out of plumb. sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018 Hold each post plumb and drive nails through the anchors into the wood. Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016 Thankfully the technology used today has advanced beyond dangling plumb lines over the side of the ship. Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 13 July 2017 In other cases, the off-plumb spaces were turned into a narrow alley so that the rest of the parcel would have 90-degree corners. Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, 10 May 2017 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Warren ultimately chose not to plumb those 2018 controversies for resolution. Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 2 July 2022 Mitchell built a career, and changed music, with her devastatingly poetic ability to plumb pain and emerge with strength and beauty, to acknowledge disillusionment but never surrender to it. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 In the cellphone age, immigrants and refugees plumb the internet and contact earlier migrants through WhatsApp. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2022 The eight winning stories plumb the airstrikes and their aftermath, from decision-making protocols to official post-strike evaluations to distillations of various errors. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Even so, there’s fertile thematic ground to plumb here, and together with co-writers Maud Ameline and Sophie Fillières, Maury goes all in. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022 There will be time aplenty to plumb the West’s misjudgment and mishandling of Vladimir Putin up to now. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2022 The film doesn’t shy from attempting to plumb the seemingly bottomless depths of Hawk’s motivational wellspring to invent and perfect skateboarding tricks. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022 Esther Smith, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2021 Furniture dealers Bruce Glickman and Wilson Henley, for instance, used a backdrop of high-shine gray paint (Benjamin Moore’s Dragon’s Breath) to offset a plumb-colored chair in their Connecticut cottage. Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 19 July 2022 Hayward had been ensconced as a coach at the University of California, a plumb position, when the lure of Oregon fly-fishing brought him north. oregonlive, 8 July 2022 Season 1 ended with Harper choosing her boss Eric Tao (Ken Leung) over Sara Dhadwal (Priyanga Burford), who wanted to change Pierpoint's toxic culture, in order to land a plumb full-time gig. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 16 June 2022 Inspectors determined 78% of headstones and niche coves at the Birdeye cemetery were installed in proper height, plumb and alignment, falling short of the 90% target. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Stacker.com, al, 20 Feb. 2022 Taste: Oranges provide a brightness, plums plumb fruity depths, milk chocolate accounts for the richness and texture, while the strong smoky bottom layer is a combination of white pepper and soot that becomes medicinal. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 The social credit system, a method of scoring people based on their behavior, could link child-rearing to bank loans or plumb jobs. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 July 2021 See More
Noun
Set the new prehung entry door into the opening from the outside (D), check it for plumb with a 4-ft. level on all sides, then tap shims between the doorframe and rough opening. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2021 That doesn’t mean an end to Shipt’s distinctive green - but the introduction of secondary colors such as plumb, yellow and teal. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2020 The Gallery of Kings—the line of statues above the three massive doorways—was almost a foot (.3 meters) out of plumb. Andrew Tallon, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019 In the olden days, woodworkers needed a range of measuring tools, plumbs and levels. Alexandra Samuel, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018 The toppling tower inclined slowly to about fifteen feet out of plumb. sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018 Hold each post plumb and drive nails through the anchors into the wood. Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016 Thankfully the technology used today has advanced beyond dangling plumb lines over the side of the ship. Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 13 July 2017 In other cases, the off-plumb spaces were turned into a narrow alley so that the rest of the parcel would have 90-degree corners. Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, 10 May 2017 Verb
The underlying narrative that came with the Montgomery hire was that team president Cam Neely and Sweeney expected Cassidy to plumb more out of the kiddie pipeline — particularly college and junior prospects. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Warren ultimately chose not to plumb those 2018 controversies for resolution. Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 2 July 2022 Mitchell built a career, and changed music, with her devastatingly poetic ability to plumb pain and emerge with strength and beauty, to acknowledge disillusionment but never surrender to it. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 In the cellphone age, immigrants and refugees plumb the internet and contact earlier migrants through WhatsApp. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2022 The eight winning stories plumb the airstrikes and their aftermath, from decision-making protocols to official post-strike evaluations to distillations of various errors. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Even so, there’s fertile thematic ground to plumb here, and together with co-writers Maud Ameline and Sophie Fillières, Maury goes all in. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022 There will be time aplenty to plumb the West’s misjudgment and mishandling of Vladimir Putin up to now. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2022 The film doesn’t shy from attempting to plumb the seemingly bottomless depths of Hawk’s motivational wellspring to invent and perfect skateboarding tricks. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022 Adjective
Hold the weight plumb under your shoulder and next to your hip on your standing-leg side. Esther Smith, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2021 Furniture dealers Bruce Glickman and Wilson Henley, for instance, used a backdrop of high-shine gray paint (Benjamin Moore’s Dragon’s Breath) to offset a plumb-colored chair in their Connecticut cottage. Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 19 July 2022 Hayward had been ensconced as a coach at the University of California, a plumb position, when the lure of Oregon fly-fishing brought him north. oregonlive, 8 July 2022 Season 1 ended with Harper choosing her boss Eric Tao (Ken Leung) over Sara Dhadwal (Priyanga Burford), who wanted to change Pierpoint's toxic culture, in order to land a plumb full-time gig. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 16 June 2022 Inspectors determined 78% of headstones and niche coves at the Birdeye cemetery were installed in proper height, plumb and alignment, falling short of the 90% target. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Stacker.com, al, 20 Feb. 2022 Taste: Oranges provide a brightness, plums plumb fruity depths, milk chocolate accounts for the richness and texture, while the strong smoky bottom layer is a combination of white pepper and soot that becomes medicinal. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 The social credit system, a method of scoring people based on their behavior, could link child-rearing to bank loans or plumb jobs. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French plum, plomb, from Latin plumbum lead
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of plumb was in the 14th century Phrases Containing plumb
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