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chink 1

 (chĭngk)
n.
A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.
tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks
1. To make narrow openings in.
2. To fill narrow openings in.
[Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.]
chink′y adj.

chink 2

 (chĭngk)
n.
A slight, metallic sound, as of coins rattling in a pocket.
intr. & tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks
To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound.
[Imitative.]

Chink

 (chĭngk)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person of Chinese birth or descent.
[Probably alteration of Chinese.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.chinked - having narrow opening filled
stopped-up
caulked - having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler
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Because they're not paying, nobody minds if the fizz is spilled so that the carpet's sticky or if the glasses crack when they're chinked. "Hey," says the millionaire, "there's plenty more where that came from." And so on it goes, chink-chink, splosh-splosh.
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