CHINK

Meaning of CHINK in English

( v. t. )

To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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. 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 — / tʃɪŋk; NAmE / noun ( taboo , slang ) a very offensive word for a Chinese person •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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