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11clink — {{11}}clink (n.) prison, 1770s, apparently originally (early 16c.) the Clynke on Clink Street in Southwark, on the estate of the bishops of Winchester. To kiss the clink to be imprisoned is from 1580s, and the word and the prison name might be… …
12clink — clink1 [klıŋk] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] if two glass or metal objects clink, or if you clink them, they make a short ringing sound when they are hit together ▪ Spoons clinked against the crockery. clink 2 clink2 n… …
13clink — 1 verb (I, T) if two glass or metal objects clink or if you clink them, they make a short ringing sound: clink glasses I clinked glasses with the other guests. 2 noun 1 (singular) the short ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting… …
14clink — I UK [klɪŋk] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms clink : present tense I/you/we/they clink he/she/it clinks present participle clinking past tense clinked past participle clinked to make the short high sound of glass or metal objects… …
15clink — n 1a. jail, prison. The most common (in Britain) and least racy synonym; it was the name of a prison on Clink Street in Southwark, London, from at least 1509 until the 18th century. The term may also be inspired by the sounds of metal keys, doors …
16clink — [[t]klɪ̱ŋk[/t]] clinks, clinking, clinked V RECIP ERG If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound. [V n against/with n] She clinked her glass against his... [V pl n]… …
17clink — clink1 [ klıŋk ] verb intransitive or transitive to make the short high sound of glass or metal objects hitting each other, or to cause objects to make this sound clink clink 2 [ klıŋk ] noun 1. ) count usually singular a short high sound that… …
18clink — I. /klɪŋk / (say klingk) verb (i) 1. to make a light, sharp, ringing sound. 2. to rhyme or jingle. 3. to move with a clinking sound. –verb (t) 4. to cause to make such a sound. –noun 5. a clinking sound. 6. a rhyme; jingle. 7. the rather piercing …
19clink — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound transitive verb to cause to clink II. noun Date: 15th century a clinking sound III …
20clink — 1. noun a) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room. b) Jail or prison, after prison in Southwark, London. Used in the phrase . When Frere had come down, an hour before, the… …
