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Word: chaulk (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable A piece of chaulk, or, more often, processed compressed chaulk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard.
  • Tailor's chaulk.
  • uncountable A soft, white, powdery limestone.
  • uncountable (''climbing'') A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing.

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Verb:

  • transitive figuratively To record a score or event, as if on a chaulkboard.
  • transitive To record something, as on a blackboard, using chaulk.
  • transitive To use powdered chaulk to mark the lines on a playing field.

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