Plumbed vs. Plummed: What's the Difference?
Plumbed and Plummed Definitions
Plumbed
A weight on the end of a line, used to determine water depth.
Plummed
Simple past tense and past participle of plum
Plumbed
A weight on the end of a line, used especially by masons and carpenters to establish a true vertical.
Plumbed
In a vertical or perpendicular line.
Plumbed
(Informal) Directly; squarely
Fell plumb in the middle of the puddle.
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Plumbed
Also plum(Informal) Utterly; completely
Plumb worn out. right.
Plumbed
Exactly vertical.
Plumbed
Also plum(Informal) Utter; absolute; sheer
A plumb fool.
Plumbed
To determine the depth of with a plumb; sound.
Plumbed
To test the verticality or alignment of with a plumb.
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Plumbed
To straighten or make perpendicular
Plumb up the wall.
Plumbed
To examine closely or deeply; probe
"Shallow ideas are plumbed and discarded" (Gilbert Highet).
Plumbed
To seal with lead.
Plumbed
To outfit with or connect to a plumbing system
Plumbed the utility closet so a washing machine could be installed.
Plumbed
To work as a plumber.
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Plumbed
Simple past tense and past participle of plumb
Plumbed
(of water depth) measured by a line and plumb
