Chink - Definition

chink

n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese
descent [syn: chink, Chinaman]
2: a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
3: a short light metallic sound [syn: chink, click, clink]
v 1: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: tinkle,
tink, clink, chink]
2: fill the chinks of, as with caulking
3: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn:
check, chink]

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