how to pronounce plumb

/ˈplʌm/

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plumb is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of plumb in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… really have to plumb it very carefully …”

meanings of plumb

verb:

To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
To work as a plumber.
To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
To seal something with lead.
To position vertically above or below.
To fall or sink like a plummet.
To attach to a water supply and drain.

noun:

The perpendicular direction or position.
A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit").

adjective:

Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.

adverb:

Squarely, directly; completely.
In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.

name:

A surname.

plumb frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word plumb occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.