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- Dictionarycaulk/kɔːk/
noun
- 1. a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and repairs: "use silicone caulk to ensure that you have an all-season moisture seal"
verb
- 1. seal (a gap or seam) with caulk: "caulk all cracks between the trim and siding or masonry"
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a substance used for filling in the spaces around the edge of something, for example a bath or window frame : Seal the gaps around the pipes with an expanding foam caulk. Fewer examples. I bought a tube of caulk. He rolled a piece of caulk between his fingers. The caulk matches the colour of the stone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Caulk or caulking is a material used to seal joints or seams against leakage in various structures and piping. The oldest form of caulk consisted of fibrous materials driven into the wedge-shaped seams between boards on wooden boats or ships. Cast iron sewerage pipes were formerly caulked in a similar way.
to fill the spaces around the edge of something, for example a bathtub or window frame, with a special substance: Weatherstrip and caulk doors and windows to save energy.
1. to stop up (the cracks, seams, etc.) of (a window frame, boat, etc.) as with a puttylike sealant or oakum. 2. to make (a joint of overlapping plates) tight by hammering the edge of one plate into the side of the other.
a substance used to fill in gaps around the edge of something, for example a bath or a window, and stop air or liquid from getting through: Remove the old caulking using a knife. Seal any leaks in old wooden window frames with foam or caulking.
Caulk is a sealant. It comes in a tube and is used commonly by plumbers and carpenters trying to seal up cracks where air or water might push through. When a plumber caulks a tub, he's applying caulk to its seams to make it watertight.
The meaning of CAULK is to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe). How to use caulk in a sentence.
Definition of caulk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Caulk definition: to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.. See examples of CAULK used in a sentence.
Caulk Definition. To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing. Caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud. To stop up (the cracks, seams, etc.) of (a window frame, boat, etc.) as with a puttylike sealant or oakum.
