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- Dictionarychink/tʃɪŋk/
verb
- 1. make or cause to make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together: "the chain joining the handcuffs chinked"
noun
- 1. a high-pitched ringing sound: "the chink of glasses"
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1. : a small cleft, slit, or fissure. a chink in the fence. 2. : a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable. his lawyers found a chink in the law. 3. : a narrow beam of light shining through a chink. chink.
Chink is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent, but also used against people of East Asian, North Asian, Southeast Asian appearance. The use of the term describing eyes with epicanthic fold ("Asiatic eyes") is considered extremely offensive and is regarded as racist by many.
a small narrow crack or opening: I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside. Synonyms. breach (OPENING) formal. cleft. crack (NARROW SPACE) cranny. crevice. fissure. gap (HOLE) interstice formal. opening (HOLE) slit. slot (LONG HOLE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Holes, hollows and dips. anti-crack. aperture.
Chink definition: a crack, cleft, or fissure. See examples of CHINK used in a sentence.
When objects chink, or you chink them, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound.
A chink is a very narrow opening or crack. A chink in your bedroom curtains might let enough early morning sunlight in that you'll wake up before your alarm goes off.
chink meaning, definition, what is chink: a small hole in a wall, or between two t...: Learn more.