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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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How to use caulk in a sentence. 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)… See the full definition
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 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.
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.
caulk in American English. (kɔk ) verb transitive. 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. noun.
Definition of caulk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
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.
1. If you caulk something such as a boat, you fill small cracks in its surface in order to prevent it from leaking. [...] 2. Caulk is a soft substance that is used to caulk something. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'caulk' American English: kɔk. More. Conjugations of 'caulk' present simple: I caulk, you caulk [...]
