Grime

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grime \Grime\, v. t.
     To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Grime \Grime\, n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime,
     Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel,
     soot, smut, and E. grimace.]
     Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply
     ingrained.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grime
       n : the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt},
            {filth}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease}, {grunge}]
       v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when
           you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {colly},
            {bemire}] [ant: {clean}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "grime":
     begrime, bemire, bemud, besmoke, besoil, dirt, dirty, dirty up,
     dust, filth, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, scum, slime,
     smirch, smoke, smooch, smudge, smut, soot, tarnish