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clank 
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| 1. | a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut. |
| 2. | to make such a sound. |
| 3. | to move with such sounds: The old jalopy clanked up the hill. |
| 4. | to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision: He clanked the shovel against the pail. |
| 5. | to place, put, set, etc., with a clank: to clank the cell door shut. |
[Origin: 1605–15; < D klank sound]
] —Related forms
clank·ing·ly, adverb
clank·ing·ness, noun
clankless, adjective
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Clank
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n. A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant: the clank of chains. intr.v. clanked, clank·ing, clanks To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound. [Probably imitative.] clank'y adj. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang] |
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| 1. | make a clank; "the train clanked through the village" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
clank [klӕŋk] verb
to produce a sound like that made by heavy pieces of metal striking each other
Example: The chains clanked.
clank [klӕŋk] nounExample: The chains clanked.
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such a noise
Example: the clank of pans in the kitchen
Example: the clank of pans in the kitchen
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Clank
Clamp\, n. [Prob. an imitative word. Cf. Clank.] A heavy footstep; a tramp.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Clank
Clank\, n. [Akin to clink, and of imitative origin; cf. G. klang sound, D. klank. Cf. Clang.] A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink. But not in chains to pine, His spirit withered with tyeur clank. --Byron.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Clank
Clank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Clanking.] To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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