caulk

or calk

[ kawk ]
/ kɔk /
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verb (used with object)

to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug.
to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat.
to drive the edges of (plating) together to prevent leakage.

noun

Also caulk·ing [kaw-king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/. a material or substance used for caulking.

Origin of caulk

1350–1400; < Latin calcāre to trample, tread on (verbal derivative of calx heel), conflated with Middle English cauken < Old French cauquer to trample < Latin, as above

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH caulk

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Words related to caulking

padding, lining, covering, block, shutter, shut, packing, furring, lock, plug, clog, secure, fence, trammel, wall, dam, dike, blockade, jam

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British Dictionary definitions for caulking

caulk

calk

/ (kɔːk) /

verb

to stop up (cracks, crevices, etc) with a filler
nautical to pack (the seams) between the planks of the bottom of (a vessel) with waterproof material to prevent leakage

Derived forms of caulk

caulker or calker, noun

Word Origin for caulk

C15: from Old Northern French cauquer to press down, from Latin calcāre to trample, from calx heel