Definition of clink

noun (n)

• a short light metallic sound (noun.event)

  Synonym: chink, click
  

  source: wordnet30
• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer
  

  source: wordnet30
• A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies. (noun)

  source: webster1913
• A prison cell; a lockup; -- probably orig. the name of the noted prison in Southwark, England. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• make a high sound typical of glass (verb.perception)

  Example:
  Champagne glasses clinked to make a toast.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make or emit a high sound (verb.perception)

  Synonym: chink, tink, tinkle
  

  source: wordnet30
• To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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