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plumbing.

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.

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noun/ˈplʌmɪŋ/UK
  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable
    Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.
  2. The trade or occupation of a plumber.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

    countable · informal · uncountable
    My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
  4. Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.

    countable · figuratively · informal · uncountable
    This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
  5. A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

    countable
  6. The genitourinary system.

    countable · euphemistic · slang · uncountable
  7. 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.

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