gunk

/ɡʌŋk/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, full, light, washed

VERB + GUNK

don't, eye, get, wake

GUNK + NOUN

corners

PREP.

in, off, on, up, with

noun

Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.

Don't get gunk on me. I took a bath last Saturday and I'm all clean.

A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.

A member of the gunk subculture.

verb

To soil or make dirty.

noun — any thick, viscous matter

I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.

Wiktionary

Don't get gunk on me. I took a bath last Saturday and I'm all clean.

Wiktionary

The pool tile was disgusting looking, being full of gunk.

Tatoeba · #6907400

The older I get, the more regularly I wake up with gunk in the corners of my eyelids.

Tatoeba · #10266582

My eyes are full of eye gunk.

Tatoeba · #13320270

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