Chink

/t͡ʃɪŋk/ · noun

Meaning

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack..

Definitions by Sense

1. A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
2. A chip or dent in something metallic.
3. (figuratively) A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
4. (transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
5. (intransitive) To crack; to open.
6. (transitive) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
7. (countable) A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
8. (uncountable, colloquial, dated, now rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.

Example Sentences

What a pity they didn’t stop up the chinks and the crannies though, and thrust in a little lint here and there.

Yet I did not give way, but settled to wait for the dawn, which must, I knew, be now at hand; for then I thought enough light would come through the chinks of the tomb above to show me how to set to work.

Through one cloudless chink, in a black, stormy sky, / Shines out the dewy morning star.

The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.

The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.

The first chink in Arsenal's relaxed afternoon occurred when key midfielder Samir Nasri pulled up with a hamstring injury and was replaced.

to chink a wall

She swallow, set the cup down like she want to break it, and the ice-blocks jump, make a chink sound.

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Word Forms

• chinks
• chinking
• chinked

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