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clink
(kliŋk)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to make or cause to make a slight, sharp sound, as of glasses striking together
Origin: ME clinken < MDu klinken: orig. echoic
noun
- such a sound
Origin: < name of an 18th-c. prison in Southwark (London)
Informal a jail; prison
See clink in American Heritage Dictionary 4
intr. & tr.v. clinked, clink·ing, clinks
To make or cause to make a light, sharp ringing sound: clinked their wineglasses together in a toast.
noun A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English clinken
Origin: , probably from Middle Dutch klinken
Origin: , of imitative origin
.noun
Slang
A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink.
Origin:
Origin: After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison
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