clink

  • 21Clink — Recorded in several forms including Clink, Clinck, Clineck, Clinnick and Clynnicke, this is a medieval English surname. Derived from the pre 7th century Olde English word clencian , it was occupational, and described a maker or fixer of iron… …

    Surnames reference

  • 22clink — verb Clink is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑coin, ↑glass Clink is used with these nouns as the object: ↑glass …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 23Clink — prison; jail (apparently from Clink Prison in Clink Street, Southwark, London) …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 24clink — Australian Slang prison; jail (apparently from Clink Prison in Clink Street, Southwark, London) …

    English dialects glossary

  • 25clink — n. A clickable link. Hypertext link. v. The act of clicking a hypertext link. The page needs a clink to pseudodictionary. Clink to visit pseudodictionary …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 26clink — n. A clickable link. Hypertext link. v. The act of clicking a hypertext link. The page needs a clink to pseudodictionary. Clink to visit pseudodictionary …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 27clink — I [[t]klɪŋk[/t]] v. i. v. t. 1) cv to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound: The coins clinked together[/ex] 2) a clinking sound • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME, perh. < MD clinken to ring II clink [[t]klɪŋk[/t]] n. Slang. sts a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28clink — n. jail. □ We’ll throw you in the clink if you don’t talk. □ One night in the clink was enough …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 29clink — 1. n. & v. n. a sharp ringing sound. v. 1 intr. make a clink. 2 tr. cause (glasses etc.) to clink. Etymology: ME, prob. f. MDu. klinken; cf. CLANG, CLANK 2. n. (often prec. by in) sl. prison. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30clink — clink1 /klingk/, v.t., v.i. 1. to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound: The coins clinked together. He clinked the fork against a glass. n. 2. a clinking sound. 3. Metall. a small crack in a steel ingot resulting from uneven… …

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