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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chalk /tʃɔk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Geology, Mineralogya soft, white, powdery substance made of limestone.
- a solid piece of chalk or chalklike substance for marking or writing on a blackboard.
v. [~ + object] - to apply with chalk:He chalked a few numbers on the blackboard.
- chalk up,
- [~ + up + object] to score or earn, such as points in a game: gain:chalked up several victories in a row pitching for the Tigers.
- [~ + up + object + to + object] to give as a reason;
attribute:Chalk up that bad episode to lack of experience.[ ~ + obj + up + to + obj]:Chalk it up to lack of experience.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chalk (chôk),USA pronunciation n. - Geology, Mineralogya soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- a prepared piece of chalk or chalklike substance for marking, as a blackboard crayon.
- a mark made with chalk.
- a score or tally.
v.t. - to mark or write with chalk.
- to rub over or whiten with chalk.
- to treat or mix with chalk:to chalk a billiard cue.
- to make pale;
blanch:Terror chalked her face.
v.i. - Building, Fine Art(of paint) to powder from weathering.
- chalk up:
- to score or earn:They chalked up two runs in the first inning.
- to charge or ascribe to:It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.
adj. - of, made of, or drawn with chalk.
- Latin calc- (stem of calx) lime
- Middle English chalke, Old English cealc bef. 900
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