grout Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
  2. verb bind with grout
    • grout the bathtub

WordNet

Grout noun
Etymology
AS. grut; akin to grytt, G. grütze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and Z. groats.
Definitions
  1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.
  2. Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. Eng.
  3. pl. Lees; dregs; grounds. Eng. "Grouts of tea." Dickens.
  4. A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.
Grout transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Grouted; present participle & verbal noun Grouting
Definitions
  1. To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.

Webster 1913