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Definition of grime :
1. Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.
2. To sully or soil deeply; to dirt.
Synonyms:
scandal, vulgarism, filth, stigma, crud, dirty, spot, ground, brand, lubricating oil, begrime, grunge, smudge, discoloration, smear, soil, mark, nastiness, colly, malicious gossip, bemire, land, shite, smirch, stain, poop, smut, obscenity, filthiness, crap, muck, dirt, clean, shit, blot, dirty word, turd, discolouration, foulness, skank, grease, territory
Usage examples:
- On'y we must take tu'ns tunnin' the grime- stone. - "John March, Southerner", George W. Cable.
- As the children went off to bed Mr. Emerson called out " To- morrow all will be grime and dirt again; fairyland has gone." - "Ethel Morton's Enterprise", Mabell S.C. Smith.
- Now, if you young people will excuse me, I shall remove the grime of toil, and return like a giant refreshed. - "The Silver Horde", Rex Beach.