grout

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

Verb (1)

  1. bind with grout“grout the bathtub”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Grout \Grout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grouting.] To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones. [1913 Webster]
Grout \Grout\ (grout), n. [AS. gr[=u]t; akin to grytt, G. gr["u]tze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and E. groats.]

1.Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats. [1913 Webster]

2.Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

3.pl. Lees; dregs; grounds. [Eng.] "Grouts of tea." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

4.A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]

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