gasket
noun
gas·ket
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Definition of gasket
: a material (such as rubber) or a part (such as an O-ring) used to make a joint fluid-tight
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Closing the lid, with its wide gasket, felt as satisfying as slamming shut a walk-in refrigerator. — Louis Mazzante //, Popular Mechanics, "How the Yeti Tundra Became the Coolest Cooler," 1 Sep. 2019 Step 3: Underneath the sink, stack the fiber gasket, backup flange, and mounting ring, and slide onto the underside of the flange. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know About Installing a Garbage Disposal," 20 Aug. 2019 So apparently, viewers are enjoying watching Coach Jon Gruden blow a gasket every once in a while and/or the offbeat antics of wide receiver Antonio Brown. — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, "Raiders on ‘Hard Knocks’: So how many people are watching?," 14 Aug. 2019 Step 6: To connect the drain, insert the gasket in the discharge outlet. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know About Installing a Garbage Disposal," 20 Aug. 2019 Tyson Foods is recalling more than 39,000 pounds of Weaver fully cooked chicken breast patties with rib meat after consumers complained about finding pieces of a mechanical seal or gasket in the product. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Tyson recalls chicken breast patties after complaints of "extraneous matter"," 16 Aug. 2019 And don’t forget to replace the rubber gasket about once a year! — Laurie Jennings, Good Housekeeping, "This Coffee Maker Saves Me $3,500 a Year," 2 Aug. 2019 Wash the interior of the refrigerator and freezer, including the door and gaskets, with hot water and baking soda. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Power out? Here's what to do with refrigerated and frozen foods," 22 July 2019 Then, go back to the kitchen for eight live roaches on the prep table and cold holding drawers gaskets. — David J. Neal, miamiherald, "Roaches in oven, sewage on floor, flies in the fries. These restaurants are in trouble," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gasket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gasket
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gasket
: a piece of rubber or some other material that is used to make a tight seal between two parts that are joined together
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