Meaning of plumb in English
plumb
verb [ T ]
US /plʌm/ UK /plʌm/
plumb verb [T] (WATER)
to supply a building or a device with water pipes, or to connect a building or a device to a water pipe:
We've discovered that our house isn't plumbed properly.
I think we can plumb the new bath into the existing pipes.
Have you plumbed the dishwasher in yet?
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plumb verb [T] (DEEP)
ENGINEERING specialized
to measure how deep something is, especially water
to understand or discover all about something:
Now that she had begun, she wanted to plumb her own childhood further.