Usually means: Substance that is sticky, dirty.
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  1. gunk: Merriam-Webster
  2. gunk: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gunk: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. gunk: Collins English Dictionary
  5. gunk: Vocabulary.com
  6. Gunk, gunk: Wordnik
  7. gunk: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. gunk: Wiktionary
  9. gunk: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. gunk: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. gunk: Dictionary.com
  12. gunk: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. gunk: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Gunk (mereology), Gunk: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. gunk: Rhymezone
  16. gunk: FreeDictionary.org
  17. gunk: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. gunk: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. gunk: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  20. gunk: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gunk: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gunk: A Word A Day

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. gunk, gunk: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. gunk: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. gunk: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See gunking as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  (uncountable, informal) Dirt or grime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
noun:  (uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
noun:  (countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
verb:  To soil or make dirty.

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