Chink - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|tʃɪŋk|
Brit.
|tʃɪŋk|
noun
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent (syn: chinaman)
- a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- a short light metallic sound (syn: click, clink)
- a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- a short light metallic sound (syn: click, clink)
verb
- make or emit a high sound (syn: clink, tinkle)
- fill the chinks of, as with caulking
- make cracks or chinks in (syn: check)
- fill the chinks of, as with caulking
- make cracks or chinks in (syn: check)
Extra examples
I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor.
The sun came through a chink in the curtains.
They chinked their glasses and drank a toast to the couple.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: chink
he/she/it: chinks
present participle: chinking
past tense: chinked
past participle: chinked
I/you/we/they: chink
he/she/it: chinks
present participle: chinking
past tense: chinked
past participle: chinked
noun
singular: chink
plural: chinks
singular: chink
plural: chinks
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