gunked up
Coated with grime
Gunked up describes something clogged or coated with a thick, sticky, unpleasant substance.
Engines get gunked up with old oil residue, drains with hair and soap scum.
The phrase suggests accumulated buildup that impairs function: The carburetor was all gunked up.
Figuratively, anything sluggish or obstructed might be gunked up: My sinuses are completely gunked up.
- jammedUnable to move freely
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stickyApt to adhere
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- grease trapDevice separating fats from wastewater
won't budge · stuck together · encrusted · crud · congealed · clogged · caked · sludgy · slowed · gummed · gummed up · malfunctioning · smear · bogged down · fouled · tacky · slime · impaired
gunked uppristine
Pure and untouched
spotless · clean · immaculate · sparkling · gleaming
gunked upunclogged
Free of obstruction
clear · unobstructed · free-flowing · open · lubricated