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Define the word grime

"Grime" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Grime \Grime\, v. t.
   To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

"Grime" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Grime \Grime\, n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime,
   Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel,
   soot, smut, and E. grimace.]
   Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply
   ingrained.
   [1913 Webster]

"grime" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

grime
     n : the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt,
          filth, soil, stain, grease, grunge]
     v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when
         you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime, colly,
          bemire] [ant: clean]

"grime" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "grime":
   begrime, bemire, bemud, besmoke, besoil, dirt, dirty, dirty up,
   dust, filth, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, scum, slime,
   smirch, smoke, smooch, smudge, smut, soot, tarnish