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jink Definition

jink (jiŋk)

intransitive verb

Chiefly Brit. to move swiftly or with sudden turns, as in dodging a pursuer

Etymology: < ?

noun

Chiefly Brit. an eluding, as by a quick, sudden turn

jink Usage Examples

Object

  • run: On 13 minutes, a jinking run from Scott Dundas saw his snapshot well saved by Mountain in the Newport goal.
  • way: But the scrum half jinked one way and then the other before finding a gap beneath the posts which he raced through to score.

Preposition: into

  • space: Yakubu then jinked into space before falling over his own feet and kicking thin air.

Modifying Another Word

  • inside: Lap three saw J Minshaw catch the draft from Fowler up the Revett Straight and jink inside at the Esses to take the lead.
  • away: If the rabbit sees us and jinks away she loses interest in it and drops to her nose immediately.
  • then: Yakubu then jinked into space before falling over his own feet and kicking thin air.
  • high: Karl Theobald from Green Wing fame told of his theater high jinks as he appeared in Donkey's Years at the Comedy Theater.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • over: The Knights had the last word, with Scott Walker taking Lee Jackson's pass before jinking over at the side of the posts.

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