grime /ɡɹaɪm/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone. •A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop. verb1 •To begrime; to cake with dirt.All grimed with coaldust, they swing along the street with their dinner baskets and cans in their hands, chattering merrily. — 1862 formsgrimed · griming · grimes
