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jink

 
Dictionary: jink   (jĭngk) pronunciation

v., jinked, jink·ing, jinks.

v.intr.
To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again" (Tom Clancy).

v.tr.
To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.

n.
  1. A quick, evasive turn.
  2. jinks Rambunctious play; frolic.

[Origin unknown.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: noisy and mischievous merrymaking
  Synonyms: high jinks, hijinks, high jinx


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - springe fra side til side, køre fra side til side
v. tr. - undvige
n. - pludselige spring fra side til side

idioms:

  • high jinks    fest, sjov i gaden

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwijkend bewegen, ontglippen, het ontwijken/ ontglippen, (mv) kattenkwaad

Français (French)
v. intr. - zigzaguer
v. tr. - zigzaguer
n. - zigzag, esquive

idioms:

  • high jinks    (avoir) du bon temps

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausweichmanöver
v. - ausweichen

idioms:

  • high jinks    Ausgelassenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λούφα
v. - (στρατ.) (για αεροσκάφη) ελίσσομαι (για να αποφύγω τον εχθρό)

idioms:

  • high jinks    ξεφάντωμα

Italiano (Italian)
baldoria, lampo, muoversi velocemente e irregolarmente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - movimento (m) rápido e evasivo
v. - evadir-se, fazer um movimento rápido e evasivo

idioms:

  • high jinks    diversão (f), provocação (f)

Русский (Russian)
выходки, увертка, передвигаться быстрыми, резкими движениями, уклоняться, мошенничать

idioms:

  • high jinks    бурное веселье

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacer quites, evadir, esquivar, dar regates
v. tr. - hacer quites, evadir, esquivar, dar regates
n. - regate, quite, evasiva

idioms:

  • high jinks    jolgorio, juerga, jarana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skoj
v. - finta, göra undanmanövrer

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
敏捷地移动, 闪开, 闪避, 欺骗, 急转, 嬉闹, 喧闹作乐

idioms:

  • high jinks    喧闹的玩乐, 狂欢作乐

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 敏捷地移動, 閃開
v. tr. - 閃避, 欺騙
n. - 急轉, 閃避, 嬉鬧, 喧鬧作樂

idioms:

  • high jinks    喧鬧的玩樂, 狂歡作樂

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 재빨리 몸을 비키다, 날쌔게 도망치다
v. tr. - 속이다, 날쌔게 비키다
n. - 흥청망청 놀기, 비킴, 도망침

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 身をかわすこと, 浮かれ騒ぎ
v. - さっと身をかわす, ひらりと避ける, だまして負かす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نكات, عبث (فعل) يتحرك و يدور بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התחמק בתנועות זיגזג‬
v. tr. - ‮התחמק בתנועות זיגזג‬
n. - ‮התחמקות בתנועות זיגזג‬


 
 

 

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