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plumb
 
Adjective plumb has 1 sense
  1. 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
  1. clean, plumb, plum - completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
  2. plumb - conforming to the direction of a plumb line
  3. plumb, plum - exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
Noun plumb has 1 sense
  1. 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
  1. plumb - measure the depth of something
    --1 is one way to     quantify, measure
    Derived form: noun plumbing3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. plumb - weight with lead
    --2 is one way to     burden, burthen, weight, weight down
    Derived form: noun plumb1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. 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
  4. 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
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