noun
verb
- Measure the depth of something.
- Weight with lead.
- Examine thoroughly and in great depth.
- Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical.
adjective
- Exactly vertical.
- usage: "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
adverb
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