Explore Calk through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like calkin or injure. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Calk meaning
- A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
- A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging.
- Alternative form of caulk (“a short sleep, nap”).
Using Calk
- The main meaning on this page is: A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping. | A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging. | Alternative form of caulk (“a short sleep, nap”).
- Useful related words include: calkin, injure, seal off, seal.
- In the example corpus, calk often appears in combinations such as: stephen calk.
Context around Calk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Calk
- In this selection, "calk" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stephen, consuming, boots, founder and knew stand out and add context to how "calk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adviser stephen calk according to and chairman stephen calk knew full. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "calk" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with calk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The calk boots helped rivermen maintain their footing on the slippery logs. (12 words)
Even though the Quid and the Quo never were consummated, the case ended up consuming Calk in court. (18 words)
Stephen M. Calk, founder of Federal Savings Bank in Chicago, has been eager to go to trial since he was charged with bribery last year. (25 words)
Manafort’s lawyers argued there is no way that one of the banks, Federal Savings Bank, could have been defrauded because its chairman, Stephen Calk, knew full well that Manafort’s finances were in disarray but approved the loan to him anyway. (42 words)
Some of other emails admitted into evidence in the case revealed Manafort’s lobbying of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner on behalf of Stephen Calk, the chairman of Federal Savings Bank. (32 words)
The state investigations involve loans Manafort got from the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, which is headed by former Trump economic adviser Stephen Calk, according to the New York Times. (30 words)
Example sentences (6)
Even though the Quid and the Quo never were consummated, the case ended up consuming Calk in court.
The calk boots helped rivermen maintain their footing on the slippery logs.
Stephen M. Calk, founder of Federal Savings Bank in Chicago, has been eager to go to trial since he was charged with bribery last year.
Manafort’s lawyers argued there is no way that one of the banks, Federal Savings Bank, could have been defrauded because its chairman, Stephen Calk, knew full well that Manafort’s finances were in disarray but approved the loan to him anyway.
Some of other emails admitted into evidence in the case revealed Manafort’s lobbying of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner on behalf of Stephen Calk, the chairman of Federal Savings Bank.
The state investigations involve loans Manafort got from the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, which is headed by former Trump economic adviser Stephen Calk, according to the New York Times.
Common combinations with calk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: