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gunk

/ɡʌŋk/

Translations

gunknoun

gunks

грязь

The mechanic wiped the gunk off the engine.

Механик вытер грязь с двигателя.

липкая масса

There was a strange gunk on the kitchen floor.

На кухонном полу была странная липкая масса.

мусор

He cleaned the gunk out of the drain.

Он очистил мусор из стока.

Additional translations

Synonyms

gunkverb

gunked

Past Simple

gunked

Past Participle

gunking

Gerund

/ɡʌŋk/

Colloquial verb meaning ‘to soil or clog (often with up)’, attested in both transitive and intransitive uses.

Synonyms

gum up

clog up

grime up

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.