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plumb

/plʌm/ adverb C2
  1. In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
  2. Squarely, directly; deeply, completely. (informal) · It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.· Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.
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“Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 28 · C1

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