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clink

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As a noun, clink means the sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. As a verb, it means make a clinking sound.

Meanings of clink

8 meanings

onomatopoeiaThe sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
“You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room.”
slangA prison.
“If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink.”
Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
A short light metallic sound
Similar: chink, click
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)
Similar: jail, jailhouse, gaol, slammer, poky, pokey

To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
“The hammers clinked on the stone all night.”
ScotlandTo clinch; to rivet.

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