A plumb is a heavy small object, often made of lead. It hangs at the end of a string to check if something is straight up and down or to measure depth.
The plumb helped find the deep ocean parts.
Use a plumb to check if the wall is straight.
To plumb means to check if a line or wall is exactly vertical. People do this to make sure things are straight up and down using a plumb line or tool.
They plumb the wall to see if it is straight.
The builder plumbed the post carefully last week.
To plumb can also mean to find out how deep water or other liquids are. This is done by dropping a weight on a line and seeing how far it goes down.
They plumbed the lake to find how deep it is.
The scientist plumbed the well yesterday.
To plumb means to explore or understand something completely and deeply. People use it for ideas or problems to know everything about them.
She could not plumb the mystery at all.
He plumbed the meaning of the poem.
If something is plumb, it means it stands straight up and down without leaning. Builders check if walls or posts are plumb to be sure they are correct.
The post is plumb and does not lean.
Make sure the door frame is plumb now.
Plumb used as an adjective can mean about pipes and systems that bring water or gas in houses. It connects to the job of plumbing.
The plumber fixed the plumb system quickly.
We need a plumb pipe for the bathroom.
To plumb means to make sure a structure or object stands perfectly straight up and down. This is important in building strong and safe walls or posts.
They plumbed the new wall before painting it.
Please plumb the door frame for me now.
