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chink

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chink in WordNet English dictionary

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