chink

n.
A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.

tr.v., chinked, chink·ing, chinks.

1. To make narrow openings in.
2. To fill narrow openings in.

[Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.]

chinky chink'y adj.

chink² (chĭngk)
n.
A slight, metallic sound, as of coins rattling in a pocket.

intr. & tr.v., chinked, chink·ing, chinks.
To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound.

[Imitative.]

noun

A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture: break, cleavage, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, rift, split. See open/close.

In a wall, a crack or fissure of greater length than breadth.

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IN BRIEF: A crack, especially between two boards. Also: A clicking sound made by coins striking together.

The log cabin was very cold and drafty because of the chink between the logs.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - revne, smuthul
v. tr. - udfylde sprækker

2.
v. tr. - klirre med, rasle med
v. intr. - klirre, rasle
n. - penge, klirren

3.
n. - kineser

Nederlands (Dutch)
kier, spleet, lichtstraal, gerinkel, klingelen, dichten

Français (French)
1.
n. - entrebâillement
v. tr. - entrebâiller

2.
v. tr. - faire tinter
v. intr. - tinter
n. - tintement

3.
n. - fente

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Spalt, Riß, schmale Öffnung, Lichtstrahl, Lichtspalt
v. - klirren, die Ritzen ausfüllen, stopfen

2.
v. - klirren, klimpern
n. - Klirren, Klimpern

3.
n. - (SAfrika) weißes Maiglöckchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ράγισμα, ρωγμή, χαραμάδα, σχισμή, κουδούνισμα, ήχος από κέρματα, ποτήρια κ.λπ., (καθομ., υβρ.) Κινέζος
v. - κουδουνίζω, τσουγκρίζω (ποτήρια)

Italiano (Italian)
tintinnare, raggio di luce, fessura, spiraglio, cinese

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rachadura (f), dinheiro (coloq.)
v. - fender, tilintar

Русский (Russian)
звякать, щель, слабое место

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - sonido metálico, tintineo
v. tr. - tintinear

2.
v. tr. - agrietar, tapar, hender
v. intr. - agrietarse, henderse, taparse
n. - raja, grieta, resquicio

3.
n. - dinero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spricka, springa, titthål
v. - fylla springor i (golv mm)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 裂缝, 裂隙, 弱点, 缝隙, 漏洞, 堵塞...的裂缝, 在...形成裂缝, 堵塞

2. 撞击声, 硬币, 叮当声, 现钱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 裂縫, 裂隙, 弱點, 縫隙, 漏洞
v. tr. - 堵塞...的裂縫, 在...形成裂縫, 堵塞

2.
n. - 撞擊聲, 硬幣, 叮噹聲, 現錢

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 갈라진 틈
v. tr. - 갈라진 틈을 메우다

2.
v. tr. - 쨍그랑 울리다
v. intr. - 쨍그랑 울리다
n. - 짤랑 짤랑, 현금

3.
n. - 중국인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 割れ目, すき間, チャリンという音
v. - 割れ目をふさぐ, チャリンと鳴る, チャリンと鳴らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صوت يصدر عند ارتطام قطعه معدنيه كالنقود بالزجاج, فجوة, شق (فعل) أحدث صوتا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סדק‬
v. tr. - ‮סתם סדקים‬
v. tr., - ‮קשקש, צלצל‬
n. - ‮קשקוש, צלצול‬
n. - ‮סיני (מדוברת)‬

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