CHINK

Meaning of CHINK in English

/ tʃɪŋk; NAmE / noun

( taboo , slang ) a very offensive word for a Chinese person

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: irregular formation from China.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CHINK — intersticie, fissurette; (of money) son
English interlingue dictionary
CHINK — noun or adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of Chinese Date: 1887 Chinese
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHINK — I. ˈchiŋk noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chin, chine crack, fissure, chasm 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINK — (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other …
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — (v. t.) To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — ( v. t. ) To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — /chingk/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) Slang. ( disparaging and offensive ). a Chinese. [ 1900-05; earlier Chinkie appar. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — chink 1 /chingk/ , n. 1. a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall. 2. a narrow opening: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — I. ˈchiŋk noun Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chine crack, fissure Date: 1535 1. : a small cleft, slit, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHINK — noun money; cash. 2. chink ·vt to cause to open in cracks or fissures. 3. chink ·vt to fill up …
Webster English vocab
CHINK — [chink] n [prob. alter. of ME chine crack, fissure] (1535) 1: a small cleft, slit, or fissure "a ~ in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHINK — chink BrE AmE tʃɪŋk ▷ chinked tʃɪŋ k t ▷ chinking ˈtʃɪŋk ɪŋ ▷ chinks tʃɪŋ k s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHINK — / tʃɪŋk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a narrow opening in sth, especially one that lets light …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINK — I. chink 1 /tʃɪŋk/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from chin 'crack' (11-16 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINK — Chink BrE AmE noun [countable] taboo [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Chinese ] a very offensive word for someone from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINK — ( chinks) 1. A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the chink of knives and forks ▪ Through a chink in the shutter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINK — (SOUND) [verb], [noun] - (to make) a light ringing sound; clinkThe coins chinked lightly in his pocket as he walked …
Cambridge English vocab
CHINK — I. chink noun Synonyms: crack 3, cleft, fissure, rift, rima, rimation, rime, split Related Word: interruption II. chink verb Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHINK — n. 25B6; noun a chink in the curtains : OPENING, gap, space, hole, aperture, crack, fissure, crevice, cranny, cleft, split, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHINK — n. fissure, rift, crack, crevice, gap, opening, cleft, slit, aperture, cranny We could see daylight through a chink in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHINK — I 1. сущ. трещинка, разрез; щель; излом, разрыв a chink in the curtains ≈ щель в шторах Syn : crack, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINK — _I 1. tʃıŋk n 1. щель, трещина; расщелина; скважина 2. = chine 1 a chink in smb.'s armour - щель …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHINK — I ʧɪŋk 1. сущ. трещинка, разрез; щель; излом, разрыв a chink in the curtains — щель в шторах Syn: crack …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHINK — I [ ЎЊ°] chink.wav 1. сущ. трещинка, разрез; щель; излом, разрыв a chink in the curtains — щель в шторах Syn: crack, split 2. гл. заделывать щели, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHINK — - river chink
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHINK — - river chink
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHINK — _I Chink _n. чинк (презрительная кличка китайца в США) _II 1. _n. 1> звон, звяканье (стаканов, монет) 2> трескотня (кузнечиков) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHINK — I Chink n. чинк (презрительная кличка китайца в США) II 1. n. 1. звон, звяканье (стаканов, монет) 2. трескотня (кузнечиков) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHINK — I 1. сущ. трещинка, разрез; щель; излом, разрыв a chink in the curtains ≈ щель в шторах Syn : crack, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINK — (v. t.) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them …
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — (n.) Money; cash.
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — (n.) A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence.
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — (v. t.) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — (v. i.) To crack; to open.
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — (n.) A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of …
Английский словарь Webster
CHINK — ( v. t. ) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — ( v. t. ) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — ( v. i. ) To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — ( v. i. ) To crack; to open.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — ( n. ) Money; cash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — ( n. ) A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — ( n. ) A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINK — v. make a sharp, tinkling sound; caulk or fill cracks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHINK — n. crack, slit; sharp tinkling sound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHINK — n. (Slang) Chinese person, one of Chinese origin (derogatory)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHINK — noun or adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of Chinese Date: 1887 usually offensive : Chinese
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHINK — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1589 : to make a slight sharp metallic sound transitive verb : to cause to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHINK — n. Function: noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1573 1 archaic : COIN , MONEY 2 : a short sharp sound
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHINK — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1609 : to fill the chinks of (as by caulking) < chink a log cabin>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHINK — n. Pronunciation: ' chi ŋ k Function: noun Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chine crack, fissure Date: 1535 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHINK — n. Pronunciation: ' chi ŋ k Function: noun or adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of Chinese Date: 1887 usually offensive : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHINK — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a narrow opening or crack. 2》 a beam of light admitted by a ~. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHINK — ■ noun informal, offensive a Chinese person.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHINK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a slight ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINK — n. 1 an unintended crack that admits light or allows an attack. 2 a narrow opening; a slit. [16th c.: …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINK — n. sl. offens. a Chinese. øøChinky adj. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a slight ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINK — n. 1 an unintended crack that admits light or allows an attack. 2 a narrow opening; a slit. [ 16th …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINK — n. sl. offens. a Chinese. Chinky adj. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINK — 1. n.1 an unintended crack that admits light or allows an attack. 2 a narrow opening; a slit. Etymology: 16th …
Oxford English vocab
CHINK — (~s) 1. A ~ in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a ~ in the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHINK — (PERSON), UK also Chinky [noun] [C] taboo [slang] - (an offensive word for) a Chinese person
Cambridge English vocab
CHINK — Synonyms and related words : abysm, abyss, aperture, arroyo, assailability, bar, bezel, bind, block, block up, blockade, box canyon, breach, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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