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Definition and meaning of clink
Definitions
clink (v. intr.)
1.make a clicking or ticking sound"The clock ticked away"
2.make a sound typical of metallic objects"The keys were jingling in his pocket"
3.make or emit a high sound"tinkling bells"
4.make a high sound typical of glass"champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"
clink (n.)
1.a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
2.a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
3.a short light metallic sound
4.(colloquial)British slang (dated) for a prison
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Merriam Webster
ClinkClink (klĭṉk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clinked (klĭṉkt); 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 out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together.
And let me the canakin clink. Shak.
ClinkClink (klĭṉk), v. i.
1. To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound. “The clinking latch.” Tennyson.
2. To rhyme. [Humorous]. Cowper.
ClinkClink, n. A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies. “Clink and fall of swords.” Shak.
ClinkClink (klĭṉk), 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.
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Synonyms
clink (n.)
chiming, chink, chinking, chokey, choky, click, clinking, cooler, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, jingle, jingling, pen, pokey, poky, ring, ringing, slammer, ting, tinkle, tinkling, gaol (spéc. anglais britannique)
See also
clink (n.)
↗ chink, jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle, tinkle
Phrases
⇨ Clink Liberty • Clink St • Clink Street • Clink liberty • Liberty of the Clink • Mike Clink • Pink in the Clink • The Clink
Analogical dictionary
clink (n.)
sound[Hyper.]
chink, clink, jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle, tinkle[CeQui~]
ting - ting - chink, clink, tink, tinkle - tinkling, tinkly[Dérivé]
clink (n.)
[colloquial]
cell; jail cell; prison cell[Classe]
clink (n.)
sanction (fr)[Classe...]
clink (n.)
clink (v. intr.)
go, sound[Hyper.]
chink, click, clink - tick, ticking, tick-tock[Dérivé]
clink (v. intr.)
sonner (pour les cloches) (fr)[Classe]
produire un son aigu (fr)[Classe]
produire un son (fr)[Classe...]
clink (v. intr.)
clink (v. intr.)
Wikipedia
Clink
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Clink may refer to:
- The Clink, a historic prison in Southwark, England
- Prison, in general
- Channel-link (C-Link), a high-speed data transmission interface
- A nickname for CenturyLink Field, in Seattle, Washington
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