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clink I. \ˈkliŋk\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. a. : to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound < the coin clinked as it hit the floor > < swished the highball gently around in his glass so that the ice clinked — Leslie Charteris > b. : to move or act so that such a sound is given out (as by the heels) < a man in hobnailed boots clinked in at the door > 2. of words or verses, archaic : rhyme, jingle 3. dialect Britain : to move or throw oneself quickly and abruptly — usually used with down < clinked down beside her on the sofa > or off < clinked off … and jumped safe over hedge — Thomas Hardy > transitive verb 1. : to cause to clink : strike together so as to produce a clinking sound < clinked the coins in his purse — T.B.Costain > 2. archaic : to make (words or lines) rhyme or jingle 3. dialect Britain : to strike or beat sharply : slap II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from clinken, v. 1. a. : a clinking sound < the clink of glasses > < the clink of coins > b. chiefly Scotland : money, cash, coin 2. : rhyme, assonance, jingle 3. : the sharp note of certain birds (as the stonechat) 4. a. dialect Britain : a quick sharp blow : rap b. dialect : instant, moment < in a clink > III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English clinken, perhaps from Old English -clencan (in beclencan to hold fast) — more at clench chiefly Scotland : to clinch especially with nails or rivets IV. noun (-s) Etymology: from Clink, a prison in Southwark, borough of London, England, probably from Clink, a part of the Manor of Southwark slang : jail, prison : prison cell : guardhouse < put in the clink for petty thievery > < safeguards the reputation of the arresting policeman by riding with him when he takes the girl to the county clink — G.S.Perry > |