intr. & tr.v., clinked, clink·ing, clinks.
To make or cause to make a light, sharp ringing sound: clinked their wineglasses together in a toast.
n.
A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal.
[Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch klinken, of imitative origin.]
clink2 (klĭngk)
n. Slang
A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink.
[After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.]
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