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Adjective plumb has 1 sense

plumb - exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
Antonym: inclined (indirect, via horizontal, vertical)
Antonym: horizontal (indirect, via vertical, inclined)

Adverbial plumb has 3 senses

clean, plumb, plum - completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
plumb - conforming to the direction of a plumb line
plumb, plum - exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"

Noun plumb has 1 sense

plumb bob, plumb, plummet - the metal bob of a plumb line
--₁ is a kind of bob
--₁ is a part of plumb line, perpendicular
Derived forms: verb plumb₂, verb plumb₄

Verb plumb has 4 senses

plumb - measure the depth of something
--₁ is one way to quantify, measure

Derived form: noun plumbing₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
plumb - weight with lead
--₂ is one way to burden, burthen, weight, weight down

Derived form: noun plumb₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
plumb - examine thoroughly and in great depth
--₃ is one way to explore
Sample sentences:
The men plumb the area for animals
The men plumb for animals in the area
plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
--₄ is one way to adjust, set, correct

Derived form: noun plumb₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something