Chink

Chink  (chngk)

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for person of Chinese birth or descent.

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[Probably alteration of Chinese.]

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chink ¹  (chngk)

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.

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[Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.]

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chinky adj.

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chink ²  (chngk)

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.

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[Imitative.]

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chink ¹

Noun

a small narrow opening: a chink of light [Old English cine crack]

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chink ²

Verb

to make a light ringing sound

Noun

a light ringing sound [imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chink - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent Chinaman derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" Chinese - a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
	2.	chink - a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
	3.	chink - a short light metallic sound         click, clink sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	chink - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" tink, tinkle, clink sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	chink - fill the chinks of, as with caulking plug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
	3.	chink - make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" check crack, check, break - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" crack - cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"

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chink

noun opening, crack, gap, rift, aperture, cleft, crevice, fissure, cranny

Translations

chink [tʃɪŋk] n (= opening) → rendija, hendedura;

(noise) → tintineo

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chink [tʃɪŋk] n (= opening) → fente f, fissure f (= noise); tintement m

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chink [tʃɪŋk] n (in door, wall etc) → Ritze f, Spalt m;

(of bottles etc) → Klirren nt

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chink [tʃɪŋk] n (opening) → fessura;

(noise) → tintinnio

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chink

n chink [tʃiŋk]

a narrow opening a chink in the curtains; There was no chink of light in the room. kiertjie شِق، صَدْعٌ فس حائِط цепнатина štěrbina, skulina revne; lysstribe der Spalt χαραμάδα resquicio, grieta pragu درز؛ روزنه rako fente סֶדֶק झरी pukotina, zveket rés celah rifa, glufa fessura すき間 좁은 틈새 plyšys sprauga; gaismas strēle sela spleet sprekk szczelina fresta crăpătură щель; щёлочка štrbina, škára špranja pukotina springa, glipa รอยแยกเล็กๆ çatlak, yarık 裂縫 щілина, тріщина درز ،روزن khe hở 裂缝