1
a
: a soft white, gray, or buff limestone composed chiefly of the shells of foraminifers
b
: a prepared form of chalk or a material resembling chalk especially when used (as for writing on blackboards) as a crayon
2
a
: a mark made with chalk
b
British
: a point scored in a game
chalked; chalking; chalks
1
: to write or draw with chalk
2
: to rub or mark with chalk
: to become chalky
the paint had begun to chalk
Examples of chalk in a Sentence
Noun
The teacher handed her a piece of chalk and asked her to write the answer on the chalkboard.
He put chalk marks on the stage to show the actors where they should stand.
They drew pictures on the sidewalk with colored chalks.
Verb
She chalked a message on the side of the barn.
He chalked the stage to show the actors where they should stand.
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David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
To that end, Pillans also invented colored chalk, using a recipe of ground chalk, dyes, and porridge to add visual complexity to his geography lessons.
—Staff, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2024
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
Even chalking the election entirely up to inflation seems rather convenient and incomplete.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
As the bodies should decay as fast as possible, the underground should be partially permeable to air and water, like in sand and chalk soils.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
To that end, Pillans also invented colored chalk, using a recipe of ground chalk, dyes, and porridge to add visual complexity to his geography lessons.
—Staff, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2024
Verb
Mills says the key is to just chalk it up to experience.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
Even chalking the election entirely up to inflation seems rather convenient and incomplete.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Chalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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chalk
2 of 2 verb1
: to rub, mark, write, or draw with chalk
2
a
: to outline roughly
chalk out a plan
b
: to record or add up with or as if with chalk
chalk up the totals
Medical Definition
chalk
noun
: a soft white, gray, or buff limestone composed chiefly of the shells of foraminifers and sometimes used medicinally as a source of calcium carbonate
called also creta
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