GROUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grout mean? 

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

1. a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

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

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

1. bind with grout

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)

Derivation:

grout (bind with grout)

• GROUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bind with grout

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

grout the bathtub

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

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

grout (a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork)