Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grime

1 sense of grime

Sense 1
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge -- (the state of being covered with unclean things)
       => dirtiness, uncleanness -- (the state of being unsanitary)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grime

1 sense of grime

Sense 1
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire -- (make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")