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out off plumb
Variant of plumb
noun
a lead weight () hung at the end of a line (), used to determine how deep water is or whether a wall, etc. is vertical
adjective
perfectly vertical; straight down
adverb
- in a vertical direction; straight down
- Informal entirely; wholly; absolutely: plumb tired out
intransitive verb
Informal to work as a plumber
transitive verb
- to test or sound with a plumb
- to discover the facts or contents of; fathom; solve; understand
- to make vertical
- to weight or seal with lead
- to equip with plumbing
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