caulk

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see also: Caulk

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔːk/
• (cot-caught, Canada) IPA: /kɑk/
• IPA: /kælk/ (some US)

Noun

caulk

1. Caulking.
2. 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.
3. Alternative form of calk#English|calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”)

Verb

caulk (caulks, present participle caulking; past and past participle caulked)

1. (nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
2. To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
3. (slang) fuck

Translations

• French: calfeutrer, étouper, calfater
• German: kalfatern
• Italian: calafatare, bitumare, cianfrinare
• Portuguese: calafetar
• Russian: замазывать
• Spanish: enmasillar, calafatear

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Caulk

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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