Noun: plumbing plú-ming
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- The urinary or reproductive organs and associated systems
"After the surgery, it took a while for my plumbing to get back to normal"
- Measure the depth of something
"The scientists plumbed the ocean depths"
- Examine thoroughly and in great depth
"The researchers plumbed the depths of the ocean ecosystem"
- Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
"The carpenter plumbed the wall to ensure it was perfectly straight"
- Weight with lead
"They plumbed the fishing net to ensure it sank properly"
Derived forms: plumbings
Type of: adjust, burden, burthen, correct, explore, measure, quantify, quantitate, set, weight, weight down
Encyclopedia: Plumbing
Plumb, Peter