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jink
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jink  (jngk)
v. jinked, jink·ing, jinks
v.intr.
To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again" (Tom Clancy).
v.tr.
To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.
n.
1. A quick, evasive turn.
2. jinks Rambunctious play; frolic.

[Origin unknown.]

jink [dʒɪŋk]
vb
to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude
n
a jinking movement
[of Scottish origin, imitative of swift movement]
Translations
jink [dʒɪŋk] VI (Brit) (= zigzag) → dar un bandazo
he jinked out of the wayse salió del camino dando un bandazo
jink [ˈdʒɪŋk] vi (British)zigzaguer


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He was gaining quickly with around half a furlong to run, and was approximately half a length down when Dance A Daydream suddenly jinked to his right and smashed into him, thus completely stopping his momentum and, surely, his winning run.
 
 
 
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