gunk up
phrasal verb
gunked up; gunking up; gunks up
US, informal
: to cause (something) to be dirty, sticky, or greasy
Don't gunk up your hair with a lot of styling products.
The mechanism gets gunked up if you don't clean it regularly.
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This means the company hasn’t done much to gunk up the software.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024
In other words, mineral sunscreens can sit on top of your skin and gunk up pores, while chemical ones might irritate vulnerable skin.
—Us, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
Tapping too early can give time for microbes to gunk up the lines; tapping too late can mean missing a big sap run.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024
In other words, mineral sunscreens can sit on top of your skin and gunk up pores, while chemical ones might irritate vulnerable skin.
—Us, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
Tapping too early can give time for microbes to gunk up the lines; tapping too late can mean missing a big sap run.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Gunk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunk%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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