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clink
clink 1 C0409100 (klĭngk)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.
[Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch klinken, of imitative origin.]
clink 2 C0409100 (klĭngk)n. Slang A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink.
[After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.]clink (klɪŋk) vbto make or cause to make a light and sharply ringing soundn1. a light and sharply ringing sound2. (Tools) Brit a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired[C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken; related to Old Low German chlanch, German Klang sound]
clink (klɪŋk) n a slang word for prison[C16: after Clink, name of a prison in Southwark, London]clink1 (klɪŋk)
v.i., v.t. 1. to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound: The coins clinked together. n. 2. a clinking sound. [1275–1325; Middle English, perhaps < Middle Dutch clinken to ring] clink2 (klɪŋk)
n. Slang. a prison; jail; lockup. [1505–15; after Clink a prison in Southwark, London, perhaps < Dutch klink door latch] clink
Past participle: clinked
Gerund: clinking
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| I clink | | you clink | | he/she/it clinks | | we clink | | you clink | | they clink |
| Preterite |
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| I clinked | | you clinked | | he/she/it clinked | | we clinked | | you clinked | | they clinked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am clinking | | you are clinking | | he/she/it is clinking | | we are clinking | | you are clinking | | they are clinking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have clinked | | you have clinked | | he/she/it has clinked | | we have clinked | | you have clinked | | they have clinked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was clinking | | you were clinking | | he/she/it was clinking | | we were clinking | | you were clinking | | they were clinking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had clinked | | you had clinked | | he/she/it had clinked | | we had clinked | | you had clinked | | they had clinked |
| Future |
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| I will clink | | you will clink | | he/she/it will clink | | we will clink | | you will clink | | they will clink |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have clinked | | you will have clinked | | he/she/it will have clinked | | we will have clinked | | you will have clinked | | they will have clinked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be clinking | | you will be clinking | | he/she/it will be clinking | | we will be clinking | | you will be clinking | | they will be clinking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been clinking | | you have been clinking | | he/she/it has been clinking | | we have been clinking | | you have been clinking | | they have been clinking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been clinking | | you will have been clinking | | he/she/it will have been clinking | | we will have been clinking | | you will have been clinking | | they will have been clinking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been clinking | | you had been clinking | | he/she/it had been clinking | | we had been clinking | | you had been clinking | | they had been clinking |
| Conditional |
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| I would clink | | you would clink | | he/she/it would clink | | we would clink | | you would clink | | they would clink |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have clinked | | you would have clinked | | he/she/it would have clinked | | we would have clinked | | you would have clinked | | they would have clinked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  clink - a short light metallic sound click, chinksound - 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, slammerbastille - a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the governmentholding cell - a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trialhoosegow, hoosgow - slang for a jailhouse of correction - (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offenceslockup - jail in a local police stationworkhouse - 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, tinklesound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
clinknounSlang. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.Informal: lockup, pen.Slang: big house, can, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.Chiefly Regional: calaboose.Translationsclink (kliŋk) noun a ringing sound. the clink of coins. 叮噹聲 丁当声 verb to (cause to) make such a sound. They clinked their glasses together. (使)叮噹作響 丁当作响clink
the clinkslang Jail. "Clink" was the name of a famous prison in London. Why do you insist on breaking the law when you know getting caught means they'll throw you in the clink?See also: clinkclink n. jail. We’ll throw you in the clink if you don’t talk. clink
Clink, district in Southwark, a Greater London borough, England. The Clink prison was used from the 13th cent. as a detention place for heretics. Its name is now a slang term for a prison or jail.clink1. A short pointed steel bar; used, by striking with a sledgehammer, to break up pavement or road surfaces. 2. One of many small cracks in steel due to differential expansion in heating. 3. A sealed edge between adjacent sheets of flexible-metal roofing material.clink Brit a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired LegalSeeprisonclink
Synonyms for clinknoun a place for the confinement of persons in lawful detentionSynonyms- brig
- house of correction
- jail
- keep
- penitentiary
- prison
- lockup
- pen
- big house
- can
- cooler
- coop
- hoosegow
- joint
- jug
- pokey
- slammer
- stir
- calaboose
Synonyms for clinknoun a short light metallic soundSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun 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)Synonyms- gaol
- jail
- jailhouse
- pokey
- poky
- slammer
Related Words- bastille
- correctional institution
- holding cell
- hoosegow
- hoosgow
- house of correction
- lockup
- workhouse
verb make a high sound typical of glassRelated Wordsverb make or emit a high soundSynonymsRelated Words |