PLUMB


Meaning of PLUMB in English

I. ˈpləm noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plum, plomb, from Latin plumbum lead

Date: 14th century

: a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction

- out of plumb

II. adverb

Date: 15th century

1. : straight down or up : vertically

2. chiefly dialect : to a complete degree : absolutely

‘you're plumb crazy’, she remarked, with easy candor — Harper's Weekly

3. : in a direct manner : exactly ; also : without interval of time : immediately

III. verb

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1. : to weight with lead

2.

a. : to measure the depth of with a plumb

b. : to examine minutely and critically

plumb ing the book's complexities

3. : to adjust or test by a plumb line

4. : to seal with lead

5.

[back-formation from plumber ]

: to supply with or install as plumbing

intransitive verb

: to work as a plumber

IV. adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : exactly vertical or true

2. : thorough , complete

Synonyms: see vertical

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.