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🧱 A filler paste 🧱 To fill gaps
to grout

to grout

1 6.1
To fill the gaps between tiles or bricks with a thin paste
  • verb
  • /ɡraʊt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rellenar las juntas
  • After laying the tiles, you will need to grout the spaces between them to create a smooth finish.

Examples

  • He decided to grout the kitchen tiles to ensure they were water-resistant and looked great.

  • And have you seen him grout a bathroom floor?

    Blog text (3)

  • - It will give me great pleasure to grout.

    Sleeping Beauty (2011)

  • - You have to grout.

    Sleeping Beauty (2011)

  • Well, have you ever grouted tiles?

  • Also, Alfred is on the 17th floor, grouting tiles in the second bathroom of the fifth master bedroom.

    The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

  • Before finishing the project, remember to grout any gaps to complete the tile installation.

Synonyms

to point
vsto grout
  • UK
11 8.6

To fill gaps between bricks or stones with mortar

fills gaps between tiles using fluid mortar to seal joins
to cement
vsto grout
9 2.8

To join things by using a wet substance that hardens

fills joints between tiles rather than coating surfaces

Surface Forms

grout infinitive
grouted past
grouted past participle
grouting present participle
grouts third person singular

Etymology

The verb grout comes from the same idea of using a grainy mix to fill spaces. So to grout tiles is to push that paste into the gaps to seal and join them.