CALK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calk mean? 

• CALK (noun)
  The noun CALK has 1 sense:

1. a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping

  Familiarity information: CALK used as a noun is very rare.

• CALK (verb)
  The verb CALK has 3 senses:

1. provide with calks

2. seal with caulking

3. injure with a calk

  Familiarity information: CALK used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

calk; calkin

Hypernyms ("calk" is a kind of...):

cleat (a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping)

Derivation:

calk (provide with calks)

• CALK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they calk    ... he / she / it calks   
Past simple: calked   
Past participle: calked   
-ing form: calking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with calks

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

calk horse shoes

Hypernyms (to "calk" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Domain category:

animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

calk (a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Seal with caulking

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

calk; caulk

Context example:

caulk the window

Hypernyms (to "calk" is one way to...):

seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They want to calk the doors

Sense 3

Meaning:

Injure with a calk

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "calk" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Following the housewarming, which was accomplished by means of seal-oil and a wick made from cotton calking, came the hunting for our winter’s meat and the building of the second hut.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)