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Clink Very Common

Clink has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a short light metallic sound

2

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)

3

The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.

4

A prison.

Verb
1

make a high sound typical of glass

"champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"

2

make or emit a high sound

"tinkling bells"

3

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.

4

To clinch; to rivet.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
clinked clinks clinketh jingle tintinnabulum southwark london strike
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sound correctional institution
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bastille holding cell hoosegow house of correction lockup workhouse
Rhyming Words
ink kink link fink gink hink dink bink pink zink sink wink mink tink rink oink jink drink stink yoink
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