🚤calk

verb
/kɔːk/

Meaning

To make a boat or ship watertight by filling seams or cracks.

Example Sentences

The workers calked the seams of the old boat to prevent leaks.

Synonyms

seal, waterproof, plug, close, tighten

Antonyms

unseal, open, loosen

Collocations

calk a boat, calk seams, calk cracks

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