grout
noun
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
grouted
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past participleof grout.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof grout.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
groutnouna thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
Example Sentences
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The GAO says costs could be cut by tens of billions of dollars if some of the low-activity waste were grouted, or immobilized in concrete, and shipped out of Washington for disposal.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Once a toilet is bolted correctly to the flange, the gap between the base of the toilet and the floor should be grouted using regular tile grout.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
As for instances already encountered, she said, “all subsidence areas have been sealed, grouted and fully restored. This is standard industry practice in these situations.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2018
More than 240 miles of drains have been cleared of debris and 1,500 leaks grouted.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2018
The portion of the tunnel affected was bulkheaded at each end, packed with rubble and grouted with Portland cement mortar injected under pressure through pipes sunk from the street surface above.
From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous
