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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Grime  \Grime\,  v.  t. 
  To  sully  or  soil  deeply;  to  dirt.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Grime  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  grime 
  n  :  the  state  of  being  covered  with  unclean  things  [syn:  {dirt}, 
  {filth},  {soil},  {stain},  {grease}] 
  v  :  make  soiled,  filthy,  or  dirty;  "don't  soil  your  clothes  when 
  you  play  outside!"  [syn:  {dirty},  {soil},  {begrime},  {colly}, 
  {bemire}]  [ant:  {clean}] 




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