I. ˈchaŋk, -ȯ-, -ä- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably alter of champ (I)
dialect : chew noisily : champ
II. ˈchaŋk noun
also chank shell
( -s )
Etymology: Sanskrit śaṅkha — more at conch
: any of a family (Xancidae) of tropical heavy-shelled pear-shaped gastropod mollusks ; especially : a species ( Xancus pyrum ) commonly appearing in Hindu religious pictures and writings