off plumb

ɒf plʌm

Definition

Definition of off plumb - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

not straight

not perfectly vertical or horizontal

The picture frame is off plumb.

askew

crookedly

Adjective

not straight

not perfectly vertical or horizontal

The picture frame is off plumb.

askew

crooked

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Expressions with plumb

plumb new depths

explore or experience a new extreme level of negativity

The scandal plumbed new depths of public outrage.

plumb the depths

explore or experience something in great detail

The scientist plumbed the depths of the ocean for new species.

plumb in the middle

adv.

exactly at the center of something

The statue stood plumb in the middle of the square.

plumb stupid

adj.

completely lacking intelligence or sense

That was a plumb stupid mistake.

out of plumb

adj.

not vertical or straight in alignment

The picture frame is out of plumb.

plumb crazy

adj.

completely insane or irrational

He must be plumb crazy to drive in this storm.

Examples of off plumb in a sentence

His measurements were off plumb.
The wall is slightly off plumb.
His stance was off plumb, affecting his balance.

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French:de travers, penché, ...
German:schief, nicht im Lot, ...
Italian:storta, storto, ...
Spanish:desviado, desviado de la vertical, ...
Portuguese:fora de prumo, torto, ...
Chinese:不正, 不正的, ...
Japanese:傾いて, 垂直がずれた, ...
Arabic:مَائِل, مائل, ...
Hebrew:לֹא בְּפֶלֶס, עָקוּם, ...
Russian:криво, кривой, ...
Ukrainian:непрямо, кривий, ...
Hindi:सीधा नहीं, टेढ़ा, ...
Bengali:সোজা নয়, অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:tort, ...
Czech:nakřivo, křivý, ...
Danish:skæv, skævstillet, ...
Dutch:uit het lood, ...
Greek:στραβά, στραβός, ...
Hungarian:ferdén, ferde, ...
Khmer:មិនត្រង់, ...
Korean:비뚤게, 기울어진, ...
Persian:کج, ناصاف, ...
Polish:krzywo, krzywy, ...
Portuguese (BR):torto, desalinhado, ...
Romanian:înclinată, înclinat, ...
Swedish:inte rak, inte i lod, ...
Thai:เอียง, ...
Turkish:eğri, eğik, ...
Vietnamese:lệch, không cân, ...

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Definition of off plumb - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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