I. ˈchiŋk noun
Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chine crack, fissure
Date: 1535
1. : a small cleft, slit, or fissure
a chink in the fence
2. : a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable
his lawyers found a chink in the law
3. : a narrow beam of light shining through a chink
II. transitive verb
Date: 1609
: to fill the chinks of (as by caulking)
chink a log cabin
III. noun
Etymology: imitative
Date: 1573
1. archaic : coin , money
2. : a short sharp sound
IV. verb
Date: 1589
intransitive verb
: to make a slight sharp metallic sound
transitive verb
: to cause to make a chink