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View usage for: (tʃɪŋk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural chinks, present participle chinking, past tense, past participle chinked1. countable nounA chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall. [+ in] He peered through a chink in the curtains. [+ in] Synonyms: opening, crack, gap, rift More Synonyms of chink 2. countable nounA chink of light is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something. I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor. [+ of] 3. ergative verbWhen objects chink, or you chink them, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound. ...cutlery chinking in the silence. [VERB] They poured out the rest of the wine and she chinked his mug. [VERB noun] 4. See a chink in someone's armour chink in British English 1 (tʃɪŋk) noun1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack 2. chink in one's armour verb3. (transitive) mainly US and Canadian to fill up or make cracks in Derived forms chinky (ˈchinky) adjective Word origin C16: perhaps variant of earlier chine, from Old English cine crack; related to Middle Dutch kene, Danish kinchink in British English 2 (tʃɪŋk) verb1. to make or cause to make a light ringing sound, as by the striking of glasses or coins Word origin C16: of imitative origin (tʃɪŋk) noun offensive, slang a Chinese person Word origin C20: probably from ChineseChink in American English (tʃɪŋk) noun, adjective [also c-]; Slang Chinese , a contemptuous or patronizing term no longer much used Word origin prob. altered < China or Chinese chink in American English 1 (tʃɪŋk) noun1. a narrow opening; crack; fissure; slit verb transitive2. to close up the chinks in 3. Obsolete to form chinks in Word origin ME chine, with unhistoric -k: see chine 2chink in American English 2 (tʃɪŋk) noun1. a sharp, clinking sound, as of coins striking together 2. Slang, Obsolete coin or cash verb intransitive, verb transitive3. to make or cause to make a sharp, clinking sound More idioms containingchink a chink in someone's armour British English: chink NOUN A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall. - American English: chink
- Brazilian Portuguese: fissura
- Chinese: 裂缝
- European Spanish: rendija
- French: fissure
- German: Ritze
- Italian: fessura
- Japanese: 割れ目
- Korean: 금
- European Portuguese: fissura
- Latin American Spanish: rendija
Definition a small narrow opening He peered through a chink in the curtains. Additional synonymsDefinition a hole or opening Through the aperture he could see daylight. Synonyms opening, space, hole, crack, gap, rent, passage, breach, slot, vent, rift, slit, cleft, eye, chink, fissure, orifice, perforation, eyelet, intersticeDefinition an indentation or split a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through Synonyms opening, break, crack, gap, rent, breach, fracture, rift, chink, crevice, fissure, crannyDefinition a narrow opening or fissure She watched him though a crack in the curtains. Synonyms break, chink, gap, breach, fracture, rift, cleft, crevice, fissure, cranny, interstice- chin
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