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Meaning:

Noun:

  • onomatopoeia The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
  • the Clink]]'' prison in Southwark, London. Used in the phrase {{term|in the clink.
  • Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.

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Verb:

  • To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.

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