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CALK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calk mean?
• CALK (noun)
The noun CALK has 1 sense:
1. a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
Familiarity information: CALK used as a noun is very rare.
• CALK (verb)
The verb CALK has 3 senses:
Familiarity information: CALK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
calk; calkin
Hypernyms ("calk" is a kind of...):
cleat (a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping)
Derivation:
calk (provide with calks)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: calked
Past participle: calked
-ing form: calking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide with calks
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
calk horse shoes
Hypernyms (to "calk" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)
Domain category:
animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
calk (a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Seal with caulking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
calk; caulk
Context example:
caulk the window
Hypernyms (to "calk" is one way to...):
seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to calk the doors
Sense 3
Meaning:
Injure with a calk
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "calk" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
Following the housewarming, which was accomplished by means of seal-oil and a wick made from cotton calking, came the hunting for our winter’s meat and the building of the second hut.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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