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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Definition 1:
• Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.
Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

Definition 2:
• East Asian.
Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
Name
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Definition 1:
• The Chinese language.
Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
Noun
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Definition 1:
• A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: aperture

Definition 2:
• A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
Labels: countable

Definition 3:
• Alternative form of kink ("gasp for breath").
Labels: alt-of, alternative

Definition 4:
• Alternative letter-case form of Chink.
Labels: alt-of

Definition 5:
• A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
• A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
Example: I noticed a chink of light under the door.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: aperture

Definition 6:
• Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
Labels: archaic, colloquial, dated, uncountable

Definition 7:
• A chip or dent in something metallic.
Example: The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.

Definition 8:
• A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
Example: The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.
Labels: figuratively
Noun
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Definition 1:
• A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.
Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

Definition 2:
• A person of perceived East Asian descent.
Labels: broadly, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

Definition 3:
• A meal of Chinese food.
Labels: ethnic, offensive, slur
Verb
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Definition 1:
• To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
Example: to chink a wall
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
Example: The coins were chinking in his pocket.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 3:
• Alternative form of kink ("gasp for breath").
Labels: alt-of, alternative

Definition 4:
• To crack; to open.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 5:
• To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
Labels: transitive

Definition 6:
• To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
Labels: transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chink