Definitions for Chink
chink

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chinknoun

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

2. chink, click, clinkverb

   a short light metallic sound

3. tinkle, tink, clink, chinkverb

   make or emit a high sound

   "tinkling bells"

4. chinkverb

   fill the chinks of, as with caulking

5. check, chinkverb

   make cracks or chinks in

   "The heat checked the paint"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chinknoun

   A Chinese person.

2. Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHINKnoun

   A small aperture longwise; an opening or gap between the parts of any thing.

   Etymology: cinan , to gape, Sax.

   Pyramus and Thisby did talk through the chink of a wall. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

   Plagues also have been raised by anointing the chinks of doors, and the like. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 916.

   Though birds have no epiglottis, yet they so contract the chink of their larinx, as to prevent the admission of wet or dry indigested. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errors.

   In vain she search’d each cranny of the house,
   Each gaping chink, impervious to a mouse. Jonathan Swift.

   Other inventions, false and absurd, that are like so many chinks and holes to discover the rottenness of the whole fabrick. South.

2. To Chinkverb

   To shake so as to make a sound.

   Etymology: derived by Stephen Skinner from the sound.

   He chinks his purse, and takes his seat of state:
   With ready quills the dedicators wait. Alexander Pope, Dunciad, b. ii.

3. To Chinkverb

   To sound by striking each other.

   Lord Strutt’s money shines as bright, and chinks as well, as ’squire South’s. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.

   When not a guinea chink’d on Martin’s boards,
   And Atwill’s self was drain’d of all his hoards. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chink

   Chink is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese ethnicity. The word is also sometimes indiscriminately used against people of East Asian appearance. The use of the term is considered offensive.

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1. chink

   1) A narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light. For example, a chink in the curtains. 2) A weak point or gap, especially in an argument; a loophole. For example, a chink in someone's armor. Please note that "chink" can also be used as a derogatory term for people of Chinese descent. This usage is considered highly offensive.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Chinknoun

   a small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of wall

2. Chinkverb

   to crack; to open

3. Chinkverb

   to cause to open in cracks or fissures

4. Chinkverb

   to fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall

5. Chinknoun

   a short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence

6. Chinknoun

   money; cash

7. Chinkverb

   to cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other

8. Chinkverb

   to make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies

9. Etymology: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Jingle.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chink

   Chink is an English ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese ethnicity. Use of the term is often considered offensive and has garnered a great deal of media attention.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chink

   chingk, n. a cleft, a narrow opening.—v.i. to crack.—v.t. to fill up cracks.—adj. Chink′y, full of chinks. [Apparently formed upon M. E. chine, a crack—A.S. cinu, a cleft.]

2. Chink

   chingk, n. the clink, as of coins.—v.i. to give forth a sharp sound. [From the sound.]

3. Chink

   chingk, n. a gasp for breath.—v.i. to gasp—the northern form Kink. [Cf. Dut. kinken, to cough; Ger. keichen, to gasp.]

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1. kinch

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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chink in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chink in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Chink in a Sentence

1. Ruy Teixeira:

   The chink in the armor [ for Republicans ], such as it is, there is a conflict between these [ blue-collar and rural ] voters' views of the rich and powerful in general and their views of entitlement programs and the way Republicans really do approach policy, if [ Democrats ] can convince more people that it's a really top priority to help you and your community, they would look the other way on some of their cultural conservative views. But until and unless you can make that case in a way that is convincing to a lot of these people, I don't think they are going to change.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Chink
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chink
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Chink
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chink
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chink
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Chink
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Chink