clink
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound: The coins clinked together. He clinked the fork against a glass.
noun
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.
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Clink
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| single, usually sudden, flow of current in one direction |
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English clinken, perhaps < Middle Dutch clinken to sound, ring, resound
1275–1325; Middle English clinken, perhaps < Middle Dutch clinken to sound, ring, resound
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clink1 (klɪŋk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or cause to make a light and sharply ringing sound |
| —n | |
| 2. | a light and sharply ringing sound |
| 3. | (Brit) a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired |
| [C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken; related to Old Low German chlanch, German Klang sound] | |
| clink2 (klɪŋk) | |
| —n | |
| a slang word for prison | |
| [C16: after Clink, name of a prison in Southwark, London] | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
If you have not received a registration form in the mail, you may clink on the link below for a copy.
Please clink on the link provided, to view fact sheets for safe food handling in emergencies.
Clink the link at the bottom left side of this page.
For detailed information, please clink a link below.
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