[clink] vb [ME, of imit. origin] vi (14c): to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound ~ vt: to cause to clink
[2]clink n (15c): a clinking sound [3]clink n [prob. fr. Clink, a prison in Southwark, London, England] (1515) 1 slang: a prison cell
2. slang: jail, prison