gunk

«gunk» in Mova's school dictionary: Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (gunk — uncountable, informal)

meaning for a pupil

(informal) Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not want, such as grease in a drain or goo on a shoe. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and funny stories about cleaning and mess. Phrases: full of gunk, clean the gunk out, gunk up (to block with gunk).

examples

• The plughole was full of gunk. tree →
• What's this green gunk on my shoe? tree →
• Dad cleaned the gunk out of the bike chain. tree →
• The pond was covered in slimy gunk. tree →
• Old food gunked up the sink. tree →
• Wipe the gunk off the keyboard. tree →

note

Informal and uncountable: some gunk, not a gunk. Adjective: gunky. Similar informal words: goo, gloop, muck.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gunk» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.