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gunk

UK
/ɡʌŋk/
US
/ɡʌŋk/

Translations

gunknoun
gunks
pl
crasseTerme courant pour une substance sale, visqueuse ou collante.
The mechanic wiped the gunk off his hands after working on the engine.
Le mécanicien a essuyé la crasse de ses mains après avoir travaillé sur le moteur.
Additional translations
saletésPlus général ; insiste sur l’accumulation de saleté ou de résidus.
Synonyms
muck
grime
filth
goo
mess
residue
dirt
sludge
gunkverb
gunked
Past Simple
gunked
Past Participle
gunking
Gerund
UK
/ɡʌŋk/
US
/ɡʌŋk/
Colloquial verb meaning ‘to soil or clog (often with up)’, attested in both transitive and intransitive uses.
encrasserEmploi courant pour rendre sale, collant ou obstruer avec une substance grasse.
Hair products can gunk the shower drain if you don’t rinse it regularly.
Les produits pour cheveux peuvent encrasser la bonde de douche si vous ne la rincez pas régulièrement.
Additional translations
salirSens plus général, avec l’idée de rendre sale ou poisseux.
Synonyms
gum up
clog
clog up
jam
foul
soil
dirty
smear
grime
grime up
encrust
sludge up
muck up
goop up
plug
plug up

Definitions

gunknoun
A sticky or greasy substance that is unpleasant to touch or look at.
The mechanic wiped the gunk off his hands after working on the engine.
A thick, messy, or dirty substance that accumulates on surfaces.
She cleaned the gunk from the bottom of the refrigerator.
gunkverb
to make dirty, sticky, or clogged with a greasy or viscous substance
Hair products can gunk the shower drain if you don’t rinse it regularly.
to become dirty, sticky, or clogged (often followed by up)
The printer head keeps gunking up after a few pages.
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