clink

  • 1clink — clink; clink·er·er; clink·ery; clink·ety clank; clink·ety clink; clink·ing; clink·er; …

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  • 2Clink — (kl[i^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clinked} (kl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinking}.] [OE. clinken; akin to G. klingen, D. klinken, SW. klinga, Dan. klinge; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Clank}, {Clench}, {Click}, v. i.] To cause to give… …

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  • 3Clink — Clink, n. A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies. Clink and fall of swords. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Clink — (kl[i^][ng]k), n. A prison cell; a lockup; probably orig. the name of the noted prison in Southwark, England. [Colloq.] I m here in the clink. Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 5Clink — (kl[i^][ng]k), v. i. 1. To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound. The clinking latch. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To rhyme. [Humorous]. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6Clink — may refer to: The Clink, a historic prison in Southwark, England Prison, in general Channel link (C Link), a high speed data transmission interface This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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  • 7clink — ► NOUN ▪ a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck. ► VERB ▪ make or cause to make a clink. ORIGIN from Dutch klinken …

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  • 8clink — [n/v] bang against, ring chink, clang, jangle, jingle, sound, tingle, tinkle; concepts 65,595 …

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  • 9clink — [kliŋk] vi., vt. [ME clinken < MDu klinken: orig. echoic] to make or cause to make a slight, sharp sound, as of glasses striking together n. 1. such a sound 2. [< name of an 18th c. prison in Southwark (London)] Informal a jail; prison …

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  • 10clink|er — «KLIHNG kuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a large, rough cinder left in a furnace or forge after coal has been burned. 2. a very hard brick. 3. a mass of bricks fused together. 4. the rough, hard waste left after metal is separated from ore by melting;… …

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