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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 plumb n. Pronunciation: ' pləm Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plum, plomb, from Latin plumbum lead Date: 14th century : a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction –out of plumb or off plumb : out of vertical or true]]> 2 plumb n. Function: adverb Date: 15th century 1 : straight down or up : VERTICALLY 2 chiefly dialect : to a complete degree : ABSOLUTELY <‘you're plumb crazy’, she remarked, with easy candor ― Harper's Weekly > 3 : in a direct manner : EXACTLY also : without interval of time : IMMEDIATELY ]]> 3 plumb n. Function: transitive verb Date: 15th century 1 : to weight with lead 2 a : to measure the depth of with a plumb b : to examine minutely and critically < plumb ing the book's complexities> 3 : to adjust or test by a plumb line 4 : to seal with lead 5 [back-formation from plumber ] : to supply with or install as plumbing intransitive verb : to work as a plumber]]> 4 plumb n. Function: adjective Date: 15th century 1 : exactly vertical or true 2 : THOROUGH , COMPLETE synonyms see VERTICAL ]]> plumb (as used in expressions) n. off plumb out of plumb plumb bob plumb line ]]>