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1. chink - noun

· (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

Synonym(s): Chinaman

Hypernym(s): Chinese




2. chink - noun

· a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

Hypernym(s): crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure




3. chink - noun

· a short light metallic sound

Synonym(s): click, clink

Hypernym(s): sound




4. chink - verb

· make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"

Synonym(s): tinkle, tink, clink

Hypernym(s): sound, go




5. chink - verb

· fill the chinks of, as with caulking

Hypernym(s): plug, stop_up, secure




6. chink - verb

· make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"

Synonym(s): check

Hypernym(s): crack





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