Definitions for: Grime


[n] the state of being covered with unclean things
[v] make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Grime, v. t.
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.

Synonyms: begrime, bemire, colly, dirt, dirty, filth, grease, grunge, soil, soil, stain

Antonyms: clean, make clean

See Also: alter, blemish, change, contaminate, crock, dirtiness, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot, uncleanness

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