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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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