Caulk meaning

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To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing.

Caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.

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To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.
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To apply caulking.

Caulked all around the window frame.

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Caulking.
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To stop up (the cracks, seams, etc.) of (a window frame, boat, etc.) as with a puttylike sealant or oakum.
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To make (a joint of overlapping plates) tight by hammering the edge of one plate into the side of the other.
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A soft, resilient, puttylike compound for use in caulking.
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A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.
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(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
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To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
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Origin of caulk

  • Middle English cauken to press from Old North French cauquer from Latin calcāre to tread from calx heel
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicō.
    From Wiktionary

Caulk Sentence Examples

  • Clear away the old caulk and apply a new bead; you'll be surprised at how much cleaner the bathroom will look.

  • In this instance, that mold that grows around your windows or along the caulk line of the tub or tiles in your bathroom--that indoor mold--is mildew.

  • This may require you to scrape off old paint, fill in holes with caulk and/or sand the surface.

  • Use a clean cloth to wipe any excess caulk.

  • Just make sure you clean the areas behind the old grout or caulk well with a natural mold killer, in case the damage has already started to spread.

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