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. |
Noun | 1. | clink - a short light metallic sound |
2. | clink - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | |
Verb | 1. | clink - make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast" |
2. | clink - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" |