CAULK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caulk mean? 

• CAULK (noun)
  The noun CAULK has 1 sense:

1. a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight

  Familiarity information: CAULK used as a noun is very rare.

• CAULK (verb)
  The verb CAULK has 1 sense:

1. seal with caulking

  Familiarity information: CAULK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAULK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

caulk; caulking

Hypernyms ("caulk" is a kind of...):

sealant; sealer (a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface))

• CAULK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they caulk    ... he / she / it caulks   
Past simple: caulked   
Past participle: caulked   
-ing form: caulking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seal with caulking

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

calk; caulk

Context example:

caulk the window

Hypernyms (to "caulk" is one way to...):

seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They want to caulk the doors

 Context examples 

In the United States, lead exposure usually comes from lead-containing products, such as paint, caulking, and pipe solder, in older homes.

(Lead in kids’ blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems, NIH)

He had provided himself, among other things, with a complete suit of oilskin, and a straw hat with a very low crown, pitched or caulked on the outside.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)