clink

clink ¹  (klngk)

intr. & tr.v. clinked, clink·ing, clinks

To make or cause to make a light, sharp ringing sound: clinked their wineglasses together in a toast.

n.

A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal.

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[Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch klinken, of imitative origin.]

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clink ²  (klngk)

n. Slang

A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink.

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[After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.]

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clink¹

vb

to make or cause to make a light and sharply ringing sound

n

1. a light and sharply ringing sound

2. (Engineering / Tools) Brit a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired

[perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken; related to Old Low German chlanch, German Klang sound]

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clink²

n

a slang word for prison

[after Clink, name of a prison in Southwark, London]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clink - a short light metallic sound         click, chink sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	clink - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer bastille - a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government holding cell - a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial hoosegow, hoosgow - slang for a jail house of correction - (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences lockup - jail in a local police station workhouse - a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
Verb	1.	clink - make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast" sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
	2.	clink - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" chink, tink, tinkle sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

Translations

clink¹ [klɪŋk]

A. N [of coins] → tintín m, tintineo m; [of glasses] → choque m

B. VT → hacer sonar, hacer tintinear
to clink glasses with sb → entrechocar la copa con algn

C. VI [coins] → tintinear

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clink² [klɪŋk] N (= jail) → trena f

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clink [ˈklɪŋk]

vi [glasses] → tinter

vt
to clink glasses → trinquer

n → tintement m

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clink¹

vt → klirren lassen; (= jingle) → klimpern mit; she clinked a coin against the window → sie schlug mit einer Münze gegen die Scheibe, dass es klirrte; to clink glasses with somebody → mit jdm anstoßen

vi → klirren; (= jingle) → klimpern; the spoon clinked against the glass → der Löffel stieß klirrend an das Glas

n no pl → Klirren nt, → Klimpern nt; the clink of glasses as they drank to his health → das Klingen der Gläser, als auf sein Wohl getrunken wurde

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clink²

n (inf: = prison) → Knast m (inf); in clink → im Knast

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clink [klɪŋk]

1. n → tintinnio

2. vt to clink glasses with sb → brindare or fare cin cin con qn

3. vi → tintinnare

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clink [klɪŋk]

1. n → tintinnio

2. vt to clink glasses with sb → brindare or fare cin cin con qn

3. vi → tintinnare

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clink

n clink [kliŋk]

a ringing sound the clink of coins. gerinkel, geklingel رَنين، طَنين звънтене cinkání klinken; klirren das Klimpern κουδούνισμα tintineo kõlin صدای جلینگ جلینگ kilinä tintement נְקִישָה टन-टन की आवाज zveket, zveckanje csörgés dentingan hringl, glamur tintinnio チリンと鳴る音 (동전 등이 부딪쳐 나는) 쨍그랑 소리 skambėjimas, dzingsėjimas šķindoņa bunyi kelenting gerinkel klirr(ing), skrangling brzęk tinido clinchet звон cinknutie žvenket zveket klirr, klingande, skrammel เกิดเสียงดังกริ๊ง şıngırtı 叮噹聲 дзенькіт جھنکار tiếng leng keng 丁当声

v

to (cause to) make such a sound They clinked their glasses together. klink يَدُق كأْسا بِكَأْسٍ звънтя přiťuknout si; cinknout klinke med; klirre; skåle med klirren lassen τσουγκρίζω, κουδουνίζω tintinear kõlistama با صدای جینگ به هم خوردن kilisyttää, kilistä faire tinter לְהַקִיש टन-टन आवाज करना zveketati, zveckati csörget mendentingkan hringla, glamra far tintinnare チリンと鳴らす 쨍그랑 소리를 내다 skambėti, dzingsėti, su(si)daužti šķindēt berkelenting klinken klirre, skrangle; skåle brzęknąć, pobrzękiwać tinir a ciocni (cu zgomot) звенеть; чокаться štrngnúť, cinknúť žvenketati zveckati klirra, klinga, pingla, skramla ทำให้เกิดเสียงดังกริ๊ง şıngırda(t)mak (使)叮噹作響 дзинчати; цокатися جھنکار پیدا کرنا tạo ra tiếng leng keng 丁当作响