What (who) is clink - definition
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Clink (disambiguation); CLINK
Clink
·vi To rhyme. [Humorous].
II. Clink ·vi To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound.
III. Clink ·noun A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies.
IV. Clink ·add. ·noun A prison cell; a lockup;
- probably orig. the name of the noted prison in Southwark, England.
V. Clink ·vi To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together.
clink
n.
A clickable link. Hypertext link.
v.
The act of clicking a hypertext link.
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A clickable link. Hypertext link.
v.
The act of clicking a hypertext link.
The page needs a clink to pseudodictionary. Clink to visit pseudodictionary.
clink
clink1
¦ noun a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck.
¦ verb make or cause to make a clink.
Origin
ME (as v.): prob. from MDu. klinken.
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clink2
¦ noun informal prison.
Origin
C16 (orig. denoting a prison in Southwark, London): of unknown origin.
Wikipedia
Clink
Clink may refer to:
- The Clink, a historic prison in Southwark, England
- The Clink (restaurant), British restaurants employing prisoners for rehabilitation
- Prison, in general
- CLINK, an algorithm for hierarchical clustering
- Channel Link (C-Link), a high-speed data transmission interface
- A nickname for CenturyLink Field, in Seattle, Washington
- Clink is the English name for the Turkish dessert Kazandibi
- The sound "clink", a form of onomatopoeia
- C-Link, the closing track of Sir Paul McCartney's 2018 album Egypt Station
- Clink (TV series), a television prison drama series on 5Star
- Clink (FBNYV), a virulence protein produced by the faba bean necrotic yellows virus
Pronunciation examples for clink
1. can't clink against anything.
Modern Love Revised and Updated _ Daniel Jones _ Talks at Google
2. They clink, you know.
Hacking Public Speaking - Do You Talk Funny _ David Nihill _ Talks at Google
3. We clink glasses and then drink quickly.
All Grown Up _ Jami Attenberg _ Talks at Google
4. the clink of silverware, the swish of wine in a glass--
Endurance _ Scott Kelly _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of clink
1. There is something satisfying about arriving at a batting cage facility with your baseball–crazed son or daughter, feeding a $10 bill into the machine and listening to the clink–clink–clink of tokens tumbling out.
2. "Newton balls," made of metal, clink against each other.
3. The bedroom door was closed, muffling the Saturday clink and giggle of his children at lunch.
4. Champagne glasses, brimming with 500–a–bottle vintage Cristal, clink together as beautiful young girls chat to rich young men.
5. Over the brassy clink of the empty shells falling on the concrete floor, I heard his heartfelt "Good, Dad.