| Front | chink |
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| Back | noun, verb BrE /tʃɪŋk/NAmE /tʃɪŋk/ noun 1 a narrow opening in sth, especially one that lets light througha chink in the curtains 2 ~ of light a small area of light shining through a narrow opening 3 [usually singular] the light ringing sound that is made when glass objects or coins touchthe chink of glasses a chink in sb's ˈarmour a weak point in sb's argument, character, etc, that can be used in an attack verb [intransitive, transitive]when glasses, coins or other glass or metal objectschink or when you chink them, they make a light ringing sound ＝clink the sound of bottles chinking ~ sth We chinked glasses and drank to each other's health. |
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