caulk

also calk (kôk)

v., caulked, also calked, caulk·ing, calk·ing, caulks, calks.

v.tr.

1. To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing: caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.
2. Nautical. To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.

v.intr.
To apply caulking: caulked all around the window frame.

n.
Caulking.

[Middle English cauken, to press, from Old North French cauquer, from Latin calcāre, to tread, from calx, heel.]

caulker caulk'er n.

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[kôk] also calk

n. also caulking a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and repairs.

v.

1. seal (a gap or seam) with such a substance.

2. stop up (the seams of a boat) with oakum and waterproofing material, or by driving plate-junctions together; make (a boat) watertight by this method.

caulker n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

To fill a joint, crack, etc., with caulking.

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IN BRIEF: To fill up a crack, seam or joint to make it watertight.

They will caulk the bottom of the boat to make sure it does not take on water.

Tutor's tip: A "calk" is a metal plate on a shoe or boot that prevents slipping, to "caulk" is to make watertight with putty, while to "cawk" is to mate, referring to hawks.

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noun
noun, nautical

A short sleep or nap. (1917 —) .
H. C. Bailey 'Having a caulk' where he sat and...he woke at eight (1942).

[From obs. caulk verb, to sleep, perh. from a comparison between closing the eyes and stopping up a ship's seams.]

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• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - caulk: (vb) fill seam or joint with waterproof material

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kalfatring
v. tr. - kalfatre, tætte
v. intr. - kalfatre, tætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
breeuwen, waterdicht maken

Français (French)
n. - mastic, colmatage
v. tr. - (Naut) calfater, étouper
v. intr. - (Naut) calfater, étouper

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dichtungsmaterial
v. - kalfatern, abdichten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υλικό καλαφατίσματος
v. - καλαφατίζω

Italiano (Italian)
catrame, calafatare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chapinha (f) de ferro
v. - calafetar

Русский (Russian)
конопатить

Español (Spanish)
n. - calafate
v. tr. - calafatear
v. intr. - calafatear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - material som används för att dikta (sjö.)
v. - dikta o driva fartyg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
填嵌, 填...以防漏, 被防漏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 填嵌
v. tr. - 填...以防漏
v. intr. - 被防漏

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뾰족징
v. tr. - 뾰족징을 박다
v. intr. - 뱃밥 등을 채우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 塞ぐ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المادة المستعمله في تحشيه ألواح السفينه (فعل) حشا ما بين ألواح السفينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומר אטום למים המשמש לסתימת סדקים‬
v. tr. - ‮סתם (סדקים), אטם‬
v. intr. - ‮סתם (סדקים)‬

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