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gunge — Brit. informal ► NOUN ▪ sticky, viscous, and unpleasantly messy material. ► VERB (gunged, gungeing) (gunge up) ▪ clog or obstruct with gunge. DERIVATIVES gungy adjective. ORIGIN perhaps sugg … English terms dictionary
gunge — [[t]gʌ̱nʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT You use gunge to refer to a soft, sticky substance, especially if it is unpleasant. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He had painted the floors with some kind of black gunge … English dictionary
gunge — /gunj/, n., v., gunged, gunging. Brit. Informal. n. 1. soft, sticky matter; goo. v.t. 2. to clog with gunge (often fol. by up). [1935 40; expressive coinage; cf. GUNK, GRUNGE] * * * … Universalium
GUNGE — n. & v. Brit. colloq. n. sticky or viscous matter, esp. when messy or indeterminate. v.tr. (usu. foll. by up) clog or obstruct with gunge. Derivatives: gungy adj. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. GOO, GUNK … Useful english dictionary
gungy — gunge Brit. informal ► NOUN ▪ sticky, viscous, and unpleasantly messy material. ► VERB (gunged, gungeing) (gunge up) ▪ clog or obstruct with gunge. DERIVATIVES gungy adjective. ORIGIN perhaps sugg … English terms dictionary
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dirt — noun 1) his face was streaked with dirt Syn: grime, filth; dust, soot, smut; muck, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, dross; smudges, stains; informal crud, yuck, grunge; Brit. gunge 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
dirt — noun 1) his face was streaked with dirt Syn: grime, filth, muck, dust, mud; Brit.; informal gunge 2) a dirt road Syn: earth, soil, clay, ground … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
muck — noun 1) I ll just clean off the muck Syn: dirt, grime, filth, mud, mess; Brit.; informal gunge; N.Amer.; informal guck 2) spreading muck on the fields Syn: dung … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
gum something up — CLOG (UP), choke (up), stop up, plug; obstruct; informal bung up; Brit. informal gunge up; technical occlude. → … Useful english dictionary
