chink

1. (transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.Examples: "to chink a wall"transitive

2. (intransitive) To crack; to open.intransitive

3. (transitive) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.transitive

1. (countable) A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.Examples: "She swallow, set the cup down like she want to break it, and the ice-blocks jump, make a chink sound."countable

2. (uncountable, colloquial, dated, now rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.Examples: "to leave his chink to better hands"; "I thought that if all the hills about there were pure chink, and all belonged to me, I would give them if I could just talk to her when I wanted to […]"; "At the same time, mind, I must have a bit of a frolic occasionally, for that's all the pleasure I has, when I gets a little chink in my becket; and ye know, too, that I don t care much for that stuff, for a dollar goes with me as fur as a gold ounce does with you, when ye put on your grand airs, and shower it about like a nabob."archaiccolloquialdateduncountable

1. (intransitive) To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.Examples: "The coins were chinking in his pocket."intransitive

2. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.Examples: "He chinks his purse"transitive

1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.Examples: "Then her eyes, always alert for the affairs of her kitchen, fell on some action of the Chinese cook which aroused her violent disapproval. She turned on him with a torrent of abuse. The Chink was not backward to defend himself, and a very lively quarrel ensued."; "[Ignatz Mouse:] A new Chink in town, and acting mighty queer too – I suspect foul play."; "He scratched his head. "Well, damn me," said he. "I never thought I would take orders from a Chink, but he says 'hist!' and by crums you've got to hist and no back talk either.""derogatoryethnicoffensiveslur

2. (derogatory, by extension, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived East Asian descent.broadlyderogatoryethnicoffensiveslur

3. (offensive, ethnic slur) A meal of Chinese food.Examples: "Let's order some Chink. Where's that menu? I think we've got the stuff we usually order circled. I'm starved!"Synonyms: chinkyethnicoffensiveslur

1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.derogatoryethnicoffensiveslur

2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian.derogatoryethnicoffensiveslur