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# grime

noun (grime — uncountable)

«grime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dirt that has built up in a thick, sticky or black layer on a surface or skin: «the grime on the windows». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#m1)
2. (music) Grime is a style of fast rap music that started in London around 2002. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life grime is the dirt you scrub off old windows, ovens or hands after mending a bike. In stories about Victorian cities it shows smoke, soot and poverty. Adjective: grimy.

### Examples

- The windows were black with grime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#x1)
- He scrubbed the grime off his hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#x2)
- Years of grime covered the old painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#x3)
- Victorian chimney sweeps were covered in soot and grime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#x4)
- The cleaner wiped away the grime from the oven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#x5)
- My cousin listens to grime and drill music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «a lot of grime», not «grimes». Adjective: grimy. Don't confuse with «crime» or «grim» (serious, gloomy).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grime/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grime.html) on Mova free.