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caulk
caulk also calk C0037300 (kôk)v. caulked, caulk·ing, caulks also calked or calk·ing or calks v.tr.1. To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing: caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.2. Nautical To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.v.intr. To apply caulking: caulked all around the window frame.n. Caulking. [Middle English cauken, to press, from Old North French cauquer, from Latin calcāre, to tread, from calx, heel.] caulk′er n.caulk (kɔːk) or calkvb1. (Building) to stop up (cracks, crevices, etc) with a filler2. (Nautical Terms) nautical to pack (the seams) between the planks of the bottom of (a vessel) with waterproof material to prevent leakage[C15: from Old Northern French cauquer to press down, from Latin calcāre to trample, from calx heel] ˈcaulker, ˈcalker ncaulk or calk (kɔk) v. caulked or calked, caulk•ing or calk•ing, n. v.t. 1. to fill or close seams or crevices of (a window, ship's hull, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. 2. to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat. n. 3. Also, caulking. a material used to caulk. [1350–1400; < Latin calcāre to trample <calx heel] caulk Past participle: caulked Gerund: caulking
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I caulk | you caulk | he/she/it caulks | we caulk | you caulk | they caulk |
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I caulked | you caulked | he/she/it caulked | we caulked | you caulked | they caulked |
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I am caulking | you are caulking | he/she/it is caulking | we are caulking | you are caulking | they are caulking |
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I have caulked | you have caulked | he/she/it has caulked | we have caulked | you have caulked | they have caulked |
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I was caulking | you were caulking | he/she/it was caulking | we were caulking | you were caulking | they were caulking |
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I had caulked | you had caulked | he/she/it had caulked | we had caulked | you had caulked | they had caulked |
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I will caulk | you will caulk | he/she/it will caulk | we will caulk | you will caulk | they will caulk |
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I will have caulked | you will have caulked | he/she/it will have caulked | we will have caulked | you will have caulked | they will have caulked |
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I will be caulking | you will be caulking | he/she/it will be caulking | we will be caulking | you will be caulking | they will be caulking |
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I have been caulking | you have been caulking | he/she/it has been caulking | we have been caulking | you have been caulking | they have been caulking |
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I will have been caulking | you will have been caulking | he/she/it will have been caulking | we will have been caulking | you will have been caulking | they will have been caulking |
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I had been caulking | you had been caulking | he/she/it had been caulking | we had been caulking | you had been caulking | they had been caulking |
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I would caulk | you would caulk | he/she/it would caulk | we would caulk | you would caulk | they would caulk |
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I would have caulked | you would have caulked | he/she/it would have caulked | we would have caulked | you would have caulked | they would have caulked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | caulk - a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertightcaulkingsealant, sealer - a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) | Verb | 1. | caulk - seal with caulking; "caulk the window"calkseal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" | TranslationskalfaterncalafatearcalafatareCaulk
caulk[kȯk] Also spelled calk. (engineering) To make a seam or point airtight, watertight, or steamtight by driving in caulking compound, dry pack, lead wool, or other material. (materials) Material used to caulk seams. CaulkTo render a joint tight against the elements by filling the seam with a malleable substance such as tar, lead, or putty.caulkTo fill a joint, crack, etc., with caulking.MedicalSeecalkcaulk
Synonyms for caulknoun a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertightSynonymsRelated Wordsverb seal with caulkingSynonymsRelated Words |