chink (a narrow opening)

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• chink — Ⅰ. chink [1] ► NOUN 1) a narrow opening or crack. 2) a beam of light admitted by a chink. ORIGIN Old English Ⅱ. chink [2] ► VERB ▪ …   English terms dictionary

• chink — chink1 [chiŋk] n. [ME chine, with unhistoric k: see CHINE2] a narrow opening; crack; fissure; slit vt. 1. to close up the chinks in 2. Obs. to form chinks in chink2 [chiŋk] n. [echoic …   English World dictionary

• chink — chink1 /chingk/, n. 1. a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall. 2. a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings. v.t. 3. to fill up chinks in. [1350 1400; ME; perh. CHINE1 + k suffix (see OCK)] Syn. 1. breach, rent, cut. chink2 …   Universalium

• chink — I [[t]tʃɪŋk[/t]] n. 1) a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall[/ex] 2) a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings[/ex] 3) to fill up chinks in • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; perh. chine in same sense (OE cinu, c. OS kena) + k suffix (see… …   From formal English to slang

• chink — 1. noun /tʃɪŋk/ a) A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. 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… …   Wiktionary

• chink — chink1 noun 1》 a narrow opening or crack. 2》 a beam of light admitted by a chink. Origin C16: related to chine2. chink2 verb make a light, high pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together. noun a high pitched ringing sound.… …   English new terms dictionary

• chink — I. /tʃɪŋk / (say chingk) noun 1. a crack, cleft, or fissure. 2. a narrow opening. –verb (t) 3. Originally US to fill up chinks in (a log wall) as with daub. –phrase 4. a chink in one s armour, a point at which one is emotionally or otherwise… …  

• chink — 1. n. 1 an unintended crack that admits light or allows an attack. 2 a narrow opening; a slit. Etymology: 16th c.: rel. to CHINE(2) 2. v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a slight ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together. 2 tr. cause to make… …   Useful english dictionary

• chink — [[t]tʃɪ̱ŋk[/t]] chinks, chinking, chinked 1) N COUNT: usu N in n A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall... He peered through a chink in the curtains. 2) N COUNT: N of n A chink of light is a small… …   English dictionary

• chink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crack, rift, fissure, cleft; soft spot. See brittleness, weakness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. opening, slit, fissure, crack, crevice, cleft, hole, gap, rift. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A… …   English dictionary for students

• chink — I. n. Opening, gap, crack, cranny, crevice, cleft, rift, fissure, narrow aperture. II. v. a., v. n. Jingle, clink, ring …   New dictionary of synonyms