Dictionary

plumbing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈplʌmɪŋ/ (UK)

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
   • Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.
2. (countable, uncountable) The trade or occupation of a plumber.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
   • I am sure that there are those who dislike me […] but as a person, not for the sake of my plumbing. 1978 December 9, Nancy Walker, “Sexism and Racism at GCN?”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 10:
   • ‹Why did I always think the ladies' room would be less gross? How do you girls freaking miss with your plumbing!?› 2017 June 30, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 966 - Déjà vu:
   • My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
4. (countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
   • This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
5. (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
6. (countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable) The genitourinary system.
7. (countable, qualifier:Git, uncountable) The set of Git commands, such as `git hash-object` and `git write-tree`, which control the low-level state of the repository, typically not intended to be used in ordinary situations.
   • Coordinate term: porcelain
   • The 2016, Jakub Narębski, “Keeping History Clean”, in Mastering Git, Birmingham, West Midlands: Packt Publishing Ltd., page 227:

Forms

Deriveds

nonplumbing · plumbing code · plumbing system · plumbingless · inspect the plumbing · plumbing snake

Relateds

plumb · plumber · waterworks

Synonyms

waterworks

Translations (56)

de Verrohrung (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · it impianto idraulico (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fi suolet (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · sv ledningsdragning (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · el υδραυλικά (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · sv rörmokeri (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · mk водовод (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fi putkisto (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · mk водоинсталација (trade or occupation of a plumber) · id pipa ledeng (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · sv mage (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · bg водопровод (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fr plombage (a Murasugi sum) · ru санте́хника (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · el υδραυλικές εργασίες (trade or occupation of a plumber) · sh vȍdovōd (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · nl loodgieterswerk (trade or occupation of a plumber) · nl loodgieterswerk (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fi putkiasennus (trade or occupation of a plumber) · de Klempnerei (trade or occupation of a plumber) · hu vízvezeték szerelés (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · ro țevărie (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fi suolisto (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · de Rohrleitung (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · es plomería (trade or occupation of a plumber) · es cañería (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · it lavoro di idraulico (trade or occupation of a plumber) · de Gedärm (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · mk водоводџиство (trade or occupation of a plumber) · fr plomberie (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fr plomberie (trade or occupation of a plumber) · fi ruoansulatus (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · id saluran pipa (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · es fontanería (trade or occupation of a plumber) · de Klempnerarbeit (trade or occupation of a plumber) · sv VVS (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · ja 配管業 (trade or occupation of a plumber) · hy խողովակաշար (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · ja 配管 (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · ja 上下水道設備 (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · sv urinvägarna (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · ar سِبَاكَة (trade or occupation of a plumber) · nl riolering (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · hy ջրմուղ (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fr tuyauterie (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · de Unterleib (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · sv rörmokeri (trade or occupation of a plumber) · pt encanamento (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fr tuyauterie (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · id ledeng (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · fi putkityö (trade or occupation of a plumber) · it rubinetteria (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · sv matsmältning (informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system) · de Installation (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · pl instalacja wodno-kanalizacyjna (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) · ja 配管工 (trade or occupation of a plumber)