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plumb1 verbplumb2 adverbplumb3 adjective plumbplumb1 /plʌm/ verb [transitive]  plumb1Origin: 1500-1600 plumb ‘metal weight on a plumb line’ (13-21 centuries), from Old French plomb ‘lead’, from Latin plumbum VERB TABLEplumb |
Present | I, you, we, they | plumb | | he, she, it | plumbs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | plumbed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have plumbed | | he, she, it | has plumbed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had plumbed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will plumb | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have plumbed |
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Present | I | am plumbing | | he, she, it | is plumbing | | you, we, they | are plumbing | Past | I, he, she, it | was plumbing | | you, we, they | were plumbing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been plumbing | | he, she, it | has been plumbing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been plumbing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be plumbing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been plumbing |
- Dubus, in his essays, tries to plumb the feelings of women.
- Much mystique surrounds this territory as nobody has yet plumbed its limitations or possibilities.
- The government said today that consumer confidence in December plumbed its lowest level ever since consumer surveys started, in January 1987.
- The system easily plumbs into existing induction hoppers.
- Who can plumb and penetrate such a person?
NOUN► depth· How could they soar so high one minute, then plumb the depths?· It was Amy who correctly assessed her brother, although not even she plumbed the depths of his duplicity.· Perhaps he plumbed a depth beyond human sensitivity.· We certainly need to continue our investigations; to advance ideas; to plumb the mysterious depths of the human psyche. 1plumb the depths (of despair/misery/bad taste etc) to feel an unpleasant emotion in a very extreme way, or to behave in a way that is extremely unpleasant or morally bad: When his wife left him, Matt plumbed the very depths of despair. That night they plumbed the depths of treachery and horror, and murdered the king as he slept.2to succeed in understanding something completely SYN fathom: Psychologists try to plumb the deepest mysteries of the human psyche.plumb something ↔ in phrasal verb to connect a piece of equipment such as a washing machine to the water supplyplumb1 verbplumb2 adverbplumb3 adjective plumbplumb3 adjective technical  - A plumb bob is useful to check the alignment of the header with the sill.
- But again, as with the lintels, the union did not allow the bricklayers to use a plumb line.
- If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.
- The barometer had dropped like a plumb weight.
- The sides, or jambs, must also be straight, plumb and square with the sill.
- Twittering song uttered in soaring display flight, followed by butterfly-like descent with wings raised and a final plumb drop.
NOUN► line· If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.· But again, as with the lintels, the union did not allow the bricklayers to use a plumb line. 1exactly upright or level2out of plumb not exactly upright or level |