Difference between Plumb and Clean

What is the difference between Plumb and Clean?

Plumb as a noun is a little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob (uk); a plumb line (us). while Clean as a noun is the first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

Plumb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob (UK); a plumb line (US). A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a vertical direction. Squarely, directly; completely.

Part of speech: verb

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

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: truly vertical Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front on his wicket and should be given out.

Clean

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not dirty.In a condition of having been cleaned.In an unmarked condition.Pure, especially morally or religiously.Drug- and alcohol-free.Smooth, exact, and performed well.Said of (criminal, driving..) records without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.Cool or neat.Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To Remove dirt from a place or object.To Tidy up, make a place neat.To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.To make things clean in general.To Brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Fully and completely.

Example sentence: That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

We hope you now know whether to use Plumb or Clean in your sentence.

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