What is "chink" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does chink mean in English? Meaning of chink definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "chink" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "chink": (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

Noun

  • Meaning: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
  • Synonyms: chinaman chink
  • Hypernyms: chinese
  • Meaning of "chink": make or emit a high sound

    Verb

  • Meaning: make or emit a high sound
  • Example: tinkling bells
  • Synonyms: chink clink tink tinkle
  • Hypernyms: go sound
  • Meaning of "chink": a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

    Noun

  • Meaning: a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
  • Synonyms: chink
  • Hypernyms: cleft crack crevice fissure scissure
  • Meaning of "chink": fill the chinks of, as with caulking

    Verb

  • Meaning: fill the chinks of, as with caulking
  • Synonyms: chink
  • Hypernyms: plug secure stop up
  • Meaning of "chink": a short light metallic sound

    Noun

  • Meaning: a short light metallic sound
  • Synonyms: chink click clink
  • Hypernyms: sound
  • Meaning of "chink": make cracks or chinks in

    Verb

  • Meaning: make cracks or chinks in
  • Example: The heat checked the paint
  • Synonyms: check chink
  • Hypernyms: crack
  • Synonyms:

    crevice, fissure, slot, rift, cut, space, gap, slit, crack, aperture, cleft, hole,

    Antonyms:

    closing, closure, solid,

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