caulk

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Caulking.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”).
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) A short sleep; a nap.

Verb

1. 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) To copulate.
4. (slang) To take a short sleep; to nap.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔːk/

Etymology

From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicāre (“to fill in with limestone, caulk”), derived from calx (“limestone, chalk”). Related to calx, cauk, chalk, and calculus.

Synonyms

calk

caulking

plug

putty

stop up

stop

🛑

mastic

plaster

seal

🦭

pack

stick

fill up

gasket

glue

impaction

packing

paste

sealant

sealer

stopple

stuffing

belt up

coat with

block

bung

chink

chinking

choke up

clog

concentrate

dam up

daub

fill

Translations

calafatear

kalfatern

calfater

kalefateren

breeuwen

kalfateren

calafatare

étouper

calafete

καλαφατίζω

enmasillar

calfeutrer

abdichten

🦭

calafatar

fugen