[klingk] 
| 1. | to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound: The coins clinked together. He clinked the fork against a glass. |
| 2. | a clinking sound. |
| 3. | Metallurgy. a small crack in a steel ingot resulting from uneven expanding or contracting. |
| 4. | a pointed steel bar for breaking up road surfaces. |
| 5. | Archaic. a rhyme; jingle. |
[klingk] | a prison; jail; lockup. |
| clink 1 (klĭngk) intr. & tr.v. clinked, clink·ing, clinks To make or cause to make a light, sharp ringing sound: clinked their wineglasses together in a toast. n. A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal. [Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch klinken, of imitative origin.] |
| clink 2 (klĭngk) n. Slang A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink. [After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.] |