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plumb

/ˈplʌm/

US UK

adverb

technical :exactly straight down or up :in a perfectly vertical position

He set the board plumb.

US informal + old-fashioned :to a complete degree :completely

I plumb forgot about the party.

We were plumb [=totally] exhausted after the game.

informal :exactly, directly

The island is located plumb [=right] in the middle of the lake.

adjective

[more ~; most ~] technical :exactly vertical :standing perfectly straight and not leaning in any way

The carpenter made sure that the wall was plumb.

The chimney is out of plumb. = The chimney is off plumb. [=not straight upright; leaning to one side]

verb

plumbs; plumbed; plumbing

[+ obj] a literary :to examine (something) in a careful and complete way in order to understand it

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.

to experience or reach (something)

someone who has plumbed the depths of loss/pain [=who has experienced a lot of loss/pain]

The company's stocks plumbed new depths [=reached their lowest value] this week.

US

to install pipes for sinks, toilets, etc., in (a building or room)

The plumber is almost finished plumbing the apartment.

The new house has been wired and plumbed.

to connect (something, such as a sink) to a water supply

All the bathroom fixtures have been plumbed.

plumb in

[phrasal verb] chiefly Brit plumb (something) in or plumb in (something) :to connect (something) to a water supply

I plumbed in the washing machine.

* Các từ tương tự:
plumb bob, plumb line, plumber, plumber's snake, plumbing