Clink
Definition of Clink
Pronunciation: klĭņk | v. t. | 1. | To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together. | | v. i. | 1. | To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound. | | 2. | To rhyme. [Humorous]. | | n. | 1. | A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies. | | 1. | A prison cell; a lockup; - probably orig. the name of the noted prison in Southwark, England. |
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