Associations to the word «Chinked»

CHINK, noun. A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

CHINK, noun. A chip or dent (in something metallic).

CHINK, noun. (figuatively) A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.

CHINK, verb. (transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.

CHINK, verb. (intransitive) To crack; to open.

CHINK, verb. (transitive) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.

CHINK, noun. A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other.

CHINK, noun. (colloquial) (now rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.

CHINK, verb. (intransitive) To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.

CHINK, verb. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.

CHINK, noun. Alternative form of Chink

CHINK, noun. (slang) (offensive) (ethnic slur) Refers to a Chinese or a person of Chinese ethnicity.

CHINK IN THE ARMOR, noun. A weakness; a weak point.

CHINK UP, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To fill cracks in something, for example a wall.

CHINK, noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent.

CHINK, noun. A narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall.

CHINK, noun. A short light metallic sound.

CHINK, verb. Make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells".

CHINK, verb. Fill the chinks of, as with caulking.

CHINK, verb. Make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint".