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Noun: plumbing  plú-ming
Usage: informal
  1. The urinary or reproductive organs and associated systems
    "After the surgery, it took a while for my plumbing to get back to normal"
Verb: plumb  plúm
  1. Measure the depth of something
    "The scientists plumbed the ocean depths"
     
  2. Examine thoroughly and in great depth
    "The researchers plumbed the depths of the ocean ecosystem"
     
  3. Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
    "The carpenter plumbed the wall to ensure it was perfectly straight"
     
  4. 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