clink
clink Lexical Profile
clink Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A sharp, light ringing sound, such as that produced by glass or small metal objects striking together.
"The dinner table was filled with lively conversation and the soft clink of silverware against porcelain plates."
A prison or jail cell (typically preceded by 'the' in informal usage).
"In classic detective novels, the petty thief often worries about being thrown into the clink."
• verb
To make or cause to make a sharp, light ringing sound, especially by striking glasses or metal objects together.
"The guests raised their goblets and clinked them together to celebrate the couple's anniversary."
• Rhymes for clink
Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in the late 14th century from Middle Dutch 'klinken' (to sound or ring), ultimately of imitative origin. The informal sense meaning 'prison' derives from The Clink, a notorious historic prison in Southwark, London, operating from the 12th century until 1780.