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gunk

 (gŭngk)
n. Informal
A thick greasy substance.

[After Gunk, , a trademark for a degreasing solvent.]
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gunk

(ɡʌŋk)
n
informal slimy, oily, or filthy matter
[C20: perhaps of imitative origin]
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gunk

(gʌŋk)

n. Slang.
any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation.
[1932, Amer.; orig. a trademark name for a degreasing solvent]
gunk′y, adj. gunk•i•er, gunk•i•est.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gunk - any thick, viscous mattergunk - any thick, viscous matter    
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
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Translations

gunk

[ˈgʌŋk] nsaleté fgun laws npl (US)lois fpl sur le port d'armesgun licence (British) gun license (US) npermis m de port d'armesgun lobby nlobby m des armes à feu
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gunk

n (esp US inf) → klebriges or schmieriges Zeug (inf); you’ve got some gunkdu hast noch Schlaf in den Augen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gunk

[gʌŋk] nporcherie fpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
Sir James might not have originated this estimate; but a kind Providence furnishes the limpest personality with a little gunk or starch in the form of tradition.
Gunks Trails: A Ranger's Guide to the Shawangunk Mountains by Edward G.
Nevertheless, on being asked ever so nicely to brave the dangers of a hike beyond the Bronx, I dusted off my New York Walk Book to check the operatic crags of the Shawangunk ("shon-gum" to locals, "the Gunks" to us) Mountains, just 90 miles (and 450 million years) removed from Carnegie Hall.