calk

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verb (1)

variants or caulk

calked or caulked; calking or caulking; calks or caulks

transitive verb

1

: to furnish with calks

2

: to wound with a calk

caulk

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verb (2)

ˈkȯk 

variants or calk

caulked or calked; caulking or calking; caulks or calks

transitive verb

: to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)

caulker noun

Examples of calk in a Sentence

Verb (2)

He carefully caulked the area around the windows.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

For weekly maintenance, Stein recommends spraying and wiping down the tiles, scrubbing grout lightly, checking corners and caulking for mildew starting to form, and drying the shower after cleaning to prevent buildup and mold. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 May 2026

Wait 24 hours and use a caulking compound or wood putty to seal the hole to reduce moisture damage and wood decay. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026

The fire knocked out power for weeks, caused smoke damage inside and melted caulking around some of its windows. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026

It's also recommended to use caulking to stop drafts or an alternative source like heat tape. —Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb (2)

Middle English caulken, from Anglo-French cauker, calcher, chalcher to trample, from Latin calcare, from calc-, calx heel

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for calk

• balk
• baulk
• bloc
• bock
• broch
• brock
• caulk
• chalk
• chock
• clock
• cock
• croc

Kids Definition

calk

variant of caulk