chalk

(chôk)

1. A soft compact calcite, CaCO₃, with varying amounts of silica, quartz, feldspar, or other mineral impurities, generally gray-white or yellow-white and derived chiefly from fossil seashells.

a. A piece of chalk or chalklike substance in crayon form, used for marking on a blackboard or other surface.

b. Games A small cube of chalk used in rubbing the tip of a billiard or pool cue to increase its friction with the cue ball.

3. A mark made with chalk.

4. Chiefly British A score or tally.

tr.v. chalked, chalk·ing, chalks

1. To mark, draw, or write with chalk: chalked my name on the blackboard.

2. To rub or cover with chalk, as the tip of a billiard cue.

3. To make pale; whiten.

4. To treat (soil, for example) with chalk.

Phrasal Verb:

chalk up

1. To earn or score: chalk up points.

2. To credit or ascribe: Chalk that up to experience.

[Middle English, from Old English cealk, from Latin calx, calc-, lime; see calx.]

chalk′i·ness n.

chalk′y adj.

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chalk

(tʃɔːk)

1. (Geological Science) a soft fine-grained white sedimentary rock consisting of nearly pure calcium carbonate, containing minute fossil fragments of marine organisms, usually without a cementing material

2. a piece of chalk or a substance like chalk, often coloured, used for writing and drawing on a blackboard

3. a line, mark, etc made with chalk

4. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a small cube of prepared chalk or similar substance for rubbing the tip of a cue

5. Brit a score, tally, or record

6. as alike as chalk and cheese as different as chalk and cheese informal totally different in essentials

7. by a long chalk informal Brit by far

8. can't tell chalk from cheese doesn't know chalk from cheese to be unable to judge or appreciate important differences

9. not by a long chalk informal Brit by no means; not possibly

10. (modifier) made of chalk

11. to draw or mark (something) with chalk

12. (tr) to mark, rub, or whiten with or as if with chalk

13. (Building) (intr) (of paint) to become chalky; powder

14. (Agriculture) (tr) to spread chalk on (land) as a fertilizer

[Old English cealc, from Latin calx limestone, from Greek khalix pebble]

ˈchalkˌlike adj

ˈchalky adj

ˈchalkiness n

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chalk

(tʃɔk)

n.

1. a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.

2. a piece of chalk or chalklike substance for marking, as a blackboard crayon.

3. a mark made with chalk.

4. a score or tally.

v.t.

5. to mark with chalk.

6. to rub over or whiten with chalk.

v.i.

7. (of paint) to powder from weathering.

8. chalk up,

a. to score or earn, as points in a game.

b. to attribute.

[before 900; Middle English chalke, Old English cealc < Latin calc-, calx lime; see calcium]

chalk′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.

chalk

(chôk)

A soft, white, gray, or yellow limestone formed primarily from fossil seashells and consisting mainly of calcium carbonate. Chalk is used in making lime, cement, and fertilizers, and as a whitening pigment in ceramics, paints, and cosmetics. The chalk used in classrooms, however, is usually artificial and not natural.

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chalk

1. A soft stone, similar to a very soft limestone, used for drawing. Crayon is powdered chalk mixed with wax or oil.

2. A white, soft form of limestone.

Chalk

1. A pale, thin, whitish ale.

2. Another name for Chock or Choc (see Choc beer).

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	chalk - a soft whitish calcite chalk - a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces calcite - a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone calcium carbonate - a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
	2.	chalk - a pure flat white with little reflectance whiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
	3.	chalk - an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant deoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chicken feed, crank, trash, glass, ice amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
	4.	chalk - a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces drawing chalk - colored chalks used by artists tailor's chalk - chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth writing implement - an implement that is used to write chalk - a soft whitish calcite
Verb	1.	chalk - write, draw, or trace with chalk draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

Translations

جير، جَصطَبَاشِيرطَبْشورَه

křídakřídový útes

kridtskrivekridt

Kreide kreiden

κιμωλία

kreto

tiza creta gis roca caliza yeso

liituliitukivimagnesium

craie magnésie

kreda

kapurkapur tulis

krítkalksteinn

gesso creta gessetto cretaceo scrivere col gesso

チョーク

분필

išbalęskalkakmeniskreidakreidinis

kaļķakmenskrīts

krijtkrijtgesteente

krieda

kreda

krita

หินชอล์ก

tebeşir kireç taşı magnezyum

phấn viết

粉笔白垩

chalk

[tʃɔːk]

A. N (Geol) → creta f; (for writing) → tiza f, gis m (Mex)
a (piece of) chalk → una tiza f, un gis m (Mex)
by a long chalk (Brit) → de lejos
not by a long chalk (Brit) → ni con mucho, ni mucho menos
to be as different as chalk and cheese → ser como el día y la noche

B. VT [+ message] → escribir con tiza; [+ luggage] → marcar con tiza

chalk up VT + ADV (lit) → apuntar (fig) [+ success, victory] → apuntarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chalk

[ˈtʃɔːk]

(= rock, soil) → craie f
to be like chalk and cheese, to be chalk and cheese (British) → être le jour et la nuit

(to write with) → craie f

by a long chalk (= by far) → de loin
not by a long chalk (British) → loin s'en faut

modif [soil] → crayeux/euse

chalk up

(on blackboard) → écrire à la craie

(fig) [+ success, win] → remporterchalk board n (US) → tableau m, tableau m noirchalk dust n → poussière f de craie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chalk

n → Kreide f; (= limestone also) → Kalkstein m; white as chalk → kreidebleich; not by a long chalk (Brit inf) → bei Weitem nicht, noch nicht einmal annähernd; the biggest by a long chalk (Brit inf) → bei Weitem der Größte; they’re as different as chalk and cheese (Brit) → sie sind (so verschieden) wie Tag und Nacht

vt message etc → mit Kreide schreiben; luggage etc → mit Kreide kennzeichnen; billiard cue → mit Kreide einreiben

chalk

chalk dust

n → Kreidestaub m

chalkface

n (Brit Sch hum) at the chalk → im Klassenzimmer

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chalk

[tʃɔːk]

1. n → gesso
a (piece of) chalk → un gesso (child's) → un gessetto
not by a long chalk (fam) → proprio per niente or nulla, niente affatto
they are as different as chalk and cheese → sono diversi come il giorno e la notte

2. vt (message) → scrivere col gesso; (luggage) → segnare col gesso

chalk up vt + adv → scrivere col gesso (fig) (success) → ottenere; (victory) → riportare

chalk

(tʃoːk) noun

1. a white rock; a type of limestone.

2. (a piece of) a chalk-like substance used for writing (especially on blackboards). a box of chalks.

ˈchalky adjective

1. of or like chalk. a chalky substance.

2. white or pale. Her face looked chalky.

ˈchalkboard noun

a smooth board, usually green, for writing or drawing on with crayon or chalk.

Chalk

→ طَبَاشِير křída kridt Kreide κιμωλία tiza, yeso liitu craie kreda gesso チョーク 분필 krijt kritt kreda giz мел krita หินชอล์ก tebeşir phấn viết 粉笔

chalk

n. yeso.

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References in classic literature

The maker of Bonnets ferociously planned A novel arrangement of bows: While the Billiard-marker with quivering hand Was chalking the tip of his nose.

View in context

However, this town is where I witnessed the Wall Chalking for the first time in my life.

Digital is the new Chalking!

chalking from flyovers and roads under beautification plan of the

MC to remove wall chalking from roads, flyovers

PESHAWAR -- The district administration here on Sunday launched the country's first-ever surveillance squad for efficient monitoring of administrative matters of Peshawar district, including performance of employees, encroachments, illegal speed breakers and wall chalking through CCTV cameras.

'Surveillance squad' launched in Peshawar

Wall chalking is illegal still I can see unethical and disgusting advertisements on walls which are destroying the beauty of city and increasing visual pollution.

Wall chalking in Karachi

While the drawings were numerous and violated the private university's rules on chalking, no evidence has surfaced that the perpetrator was motivated by racial animus.

Chalk talk: political erasure

Karachi -- Sectarian graffiti on Karachi walls is contributing to flame tension in the city, as the administration is not able to stop provocative wall chalking.

Sectarian graffiti adding tension in Karachi

In an advisory, it noted that hair chalking has become very popular, particularly among teenagers, who rub colored pastel chalk onto their hair to change its color.

FDA: Washable hair chalks may be bad for you

"As hair professionals, we wouldn't normally recommend our clients colour their hair themselves, but this very cool chalk technique is totally temporary and after just a few shampoos there will be no trace - ideal for the weekend, a festival or a big night out" Katie has honed her 'chalking' skills back stage at shows and says the 'dip dye' look can be achieved in just a few simple steps.

Be the chalk of the town; Beauty

Kraner said the sidewalk chalking was a common advertising method in Ann Arbor, and that AnnArbor.com has talked with city officials about doing a new campaign using chalk in the fall when it introduces some upgrades to its site.

AnnArbor.com Chalks Up Mixed Reviews for Its Sidewalk Ads

LOUISE Carey is happiest when she is chalking up her latest masterpiece.

Happy chalk; As Mary Poppins flies in there's chance for the whole family to recreate a scene from the musical, says Alison Young