clink

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clink

A champagne glass clinks against another during a toast.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A short, light, sharp, metallic sound: A clear, ringing sound, often high-pitched, like that made by glasses or coins lightly striking together.
    • A slang term for a prison or jail: An informal, often old-fashioned word for a correctional institution.

  2. Verb:

    • To make or cause to make a short, light, sharp, metallic sound: To produce a clear, ringing noise, typically by striking glass, metal, or ceramic objects together lightly.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Sound):

    • I heard the cheerful clink of glasses from the dining room.
    • The clink of coins in his pocket was a familiar sound.

  • Noun (Prison):

    • He spent a night in the clink for disorderly conduct.
    • The thief was sent to the clink.

  • Verb:

    • They clinked their champagne glasses to celebrate.
    • The ice cubes clinked in the glass as she walked.
Advanced Usage

  • "to clink glasses": A common phrase for the act of touching glasses together, usually when making a toast.

    • It's a tradition to clink glasses and say "Cheers!"

  • "to clink in one's pocket": Describes the sound of coins or keys moving and hitting each other inside a pocket.

    • The loose change clinked in his pocket with every step.
Variants and Related Words
  • Clinky (adj., informal): Describing something that makes a clinking sound or is reminiscent of such a sound.
    • The clinky bracelet made noise with every movement.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Sound): Tinkle, jingle, chink, ring.
  • Noun (Prison): Jail, lockup, penitentiary, slammer (all slang).
  • Verb: Tinkle, jingle, chink, ring.
Related Phrases
  • Clink of chains: A phrase often used in literature to evoke the sound of prisoners' chains or other metal restraints.
    • The only sound was the clink of chains from the dungeon.
Idioms
  • "Clink, clink": An onomatopoeic representation of the sound itself, sometimes used in speech or writing.
    • "Clink, clink," went the bottles as the crate was moved.
clink

A champagne glass clinks against another during a toast.

Noun
  1. 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)
  2. a short light metallic sound
Verb
  1. make or emit a high sound
    • tinkling bells
  2. make a high sound typical of glass
    • champagne glasses clinked to make a toast

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