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    grime
    /ɡrʌɪm/

    noun

    • 1. dirt ingrained on the surface of something: "the windows were thick with grime"
    • 2. a genre of popular music influenced by UK garage, typically characterized by a minimal, prominent rhythm, a very low-pitched bassline, and vocals by an MC.

    verb

    • 1. blacken or make dirty with grime: "the windows were grimed like a coal miner's goggles"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRIME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    GRIME definition: 1. a layer of dirt on skin or on a building: 2. a type of electronic music with a strong, fast…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grimeGrime Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GRIME is soot, smut, or dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface; broadly : accumulated dirtiness and disorder. How to use grime in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRIME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    GRIME meaning: 1. a layer of dirt on skin or on a building: 2. a type of electronic music with a strong, fast…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRIME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Grime is dirt which has collected on the surface of something. He got the grime off his hands before rejoining her in the kitchen. 3 meanings: 1. dirt, soot, or filth, esp when thickly accumulated or ingrained 2. a genre of music originating in the East End.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grimeGrime - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Grime is gross, greasy, ingrained dirt, like the grime on your neighbor's van that tempts you to write "Clean Me" in it with your finger. You may find grime under your fingernails for days after your auto mechanics class, black oily dirt that requires a lot of scrubbing to remove.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › grimeGrime - definition of grime by The Free Dictionary

    Define grime. grime synonyms, grime pronunciation, grime translation, English dictionary definition of grime. n. Black dirt or soot, especially such dirt clinging to or ingrained in a surface. tr.v. grimed , grim·ing , grimes To cover with black dirt or soot;...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishgrime noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of grime noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGRIME - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    noun: mugre, suciedad [...] A complete guide to the word "GRIME": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › grime_ngrime, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun grime is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for grime is from 1612, in the writing of William Parkes, satirist. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of grime – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    grime definition: 1. dirt that covers a surface: 2. covered in dirt: . Learn more.