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Definition of plumb
- the metal bob of a plumb line
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- measure the depth of something
- weight with lead
- exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
- completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
- exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
- conforming to the direction of a plumb line
Part Meronyms: plumb line, perpendicular
Derivational Morphology: plumb bob, plummet, bathymetry, plumbing
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