chink
Multiple Entries:chink Chink
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chink1
▶noun
- 1 a narrow opening or crack.
- 2 a beam of light admitted by a chink.
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chink2
▶verb make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together. ▶noun a high-pitched ringing sound.
– origin C16: imitative.
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Chink/tʃɪŋk/
▶noun informal, offensive a Chinese person.
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