grime

grime

 (grīm)

n.

Black dirt or soot, especially such dirt clinging to or ingrained in a surface.

tr.v. grimed, grim·ing, grimes

To cover with black dirt or soot; begrime.

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[Middle English grim; akin to Middle Dutch grīme; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.]

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grime

(ɡraɪm)

n

1. dirt, soot, or filth, esp when thickly accumulated or ingrained

2. (Pop Music) a genre of music originating in the East End of London and combining elements of garage, hip-hop, rap, and jungle

vb

(tr) to make dirty or coat with filth

[C15: from Middle Dutch grime; compare Flemish grijm, Old English grīma mask]

ˈgrimy adj

ˈgriminess n

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grime

(graɪm)

n., v. grimed, grim•ing. n.

1. dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, esp. adhering to or embedded in a surface.

v.t.

2. to cover with dirt; make very dirty; soil.

[1250–1300; < Old English grīma mask, to denote layer of dust; compare dial. Dutch grijm]

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grime

Past participle: grimed
Gerund: griming

Imperative

grime

grime

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grime - the state of being covered with unclean things grunge, soil, dirt, filth, grease, stain dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary
Verb	1.	grime - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, soil alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" foul - make unclean; "foul the water" contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" muddy, muddy up - dirty with mud splash - soil or stain with a splashed liquid mud, muck up, muck, mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" crock - soil with or as with crock blemish, spot - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"

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grime

noun dirt, filth, soot, smut, grot (slang) She washed the grime off her hands.

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grime

noun

Foul or dirty matter:

dirt, filth, muck.

Slang: crud.

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Translations

قَذارَه

špína

snavs

Schmutz

crasse

szenny

óhreinindi

sporciziasudicio

suodinassuodžiai

kvēpi

smuss

kir

尘垢

grime

[graɪm] N → mugre f, suciedad f

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grime

[ˈgraɪm] n → crasse f

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grime

n → Dreck m, → Schmutz m; (sooty) → Ruß m

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grime

[graɪm] n → sporcizia, sudiciume m

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grime

(graim) noun

dirt which is difficult to remove. vullis, roet قَذارَه мръсотия sujeira špína der Schmutz snavs δύσκολη βρομιά mugre tahm, saast چرک و کثافت lika crasseלכלוך, פיח मैल-गन्दगी tvrdokorna nečistoća szenny kotoran melekat óhreinindi sudiciume しつこい汚れ 더럽히다 purvas, suodžiai kvēpi kotoran vuil, vuiligheidskitt, smussbrud چټلتوب، خيرنتوب، ناولتوب sujidade murdărie вьевшаяся грязь špina nesnaga prljavština smuts, sot รอยเปื้อน kir 頑垢 бруд, що глибоко в'ївся کالک ، میل کچیل bẩn 尘垢

ˈgrimy adjective

grimy buildings. vuil, besmeer قَذِر، وَسِخ мръсен encardido špinavý schmutzig beskidt βρομερόςmugriento määrdunud سیاه و کثیف likainen encrasséמלוכלך कालिक भरा मैला prljav, čađav koszos kotor óhreinn, skítugur sudicio 汚れた 더러워진 purvinas, suodinas nokvēpis kotor vuilsvartsmusket, skitten lepiący się z brudu چټل، خيرن، ناولى encardido murdar грязный špinavý umazan prljav smutsig, sotig เต็มไปด้วยฝุ่น pis 骯髒的 брудний میلا کچیلا sự bẩn 肮脏的

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