plumb

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for plumb

plumb 🔊 /plʌˈm/

plumb : ලඹයට හරි වූ

plumb : හරි කෙළින්

plumb : ඊයම් වැඩ කරනවා

plumb : සෘජුව

plumb : සෘජු

plumb : එක පාරට

plumb : ලඹ කැටය

plumb : ගැඹුර බලනවා

plumb : සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම

plumb : කෙළින් පහතට

plumb : ලඹය

plumb definition

Noun. A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.

Adjective. Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.

Adverb. In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.

Transitive verb.

  1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.
  2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
  3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
  4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.