chink
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
- 2.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.
- 3.
(figuratively)A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.
- 4.
(countable)A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
- 5.
(archaic, colloquial, dated, uncountable)(uncountable, colloquial, dated, now rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
- 6.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).
- 7.
(alt of)Alternative letter-case form of Chink.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
to chink a wall
- 2.
(intransitive)To crack; to open.
- 3.
(transitive)To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
- 4.
(intransitive)To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
The coins were chinking in his pocket.
- 5.
(transitive)To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
- 6.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).
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Of origin, but apparently an extension, with diminutive -k (see more at -ock), of Middle English chine (or, if already suffixed in Middle English, *chinek), from Old English ċine (a crack, chine, chink), equivalent to chine + -k.