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noun

ˈchiŋk How to pronounce chink (audio)
Definition of chinknext
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as in back
a vulnerable point before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game

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2
as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar

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chink

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verb

as in to clink
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

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Recent Examples of chink
Noun
Meanwhile, Liverpool come into this battle with some chinks in their armour. — Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 His perfect armor will begin to exhibit chinks at some time, and his infallibility will become exactly the opposite. — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
One of our challenges was thinking up a good chinking method that wouldn’t take an entire month. — Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chink
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chink
  1. back
  2. crevice
  3. clink
  4. jugular
  5. fissure
  6. jingle
  7. underbelly
  8. rift
Noun
  • If yes, instead of knotting your bandana headband below your hairline, tie the ends in the back so the top of your head is fully covered with the rest of the kerchief.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Born and raised in the Sunset District of San Francisco, Lee was shot four times in the back and jaw, and suffered injuries which left him disabled.
    — Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of back
Noun
  • Attachments Handheld vacuums may have attachments for specialized cleanings, such as hoses, brushes or crevice tools.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Use a cotton swab to work the treatment into seams and to brighten up vents, crevices and other irregular surfaces. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
  • As people clinked glasses of Moët & Chandon, Hadid and fellow model Josephine Skriver caught up near marble plinths while Naomi Campbell and the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, shared airkisses tableside.
    — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The Maha season refused to mark its beginning, so the sounds of the irrigation tanks clinked and rattled through the city, promising water amid the drought.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of clink
Noun
  • Almost straight from the restart, France pressured Argentina into a hurried clearance, and from there France went straight for the jugular.
    — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Monica goes for the jugular, among other vulnerable body parts.
    — Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
Definition of jugular
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  • Angela Stent, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council, said Putin is likely in no rush to end the war amid the fissures between Trump and Zelensky and between Europe and the U.S. about the way ahead.
    — AAMER MADHANI, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • With support for Proposition 1 varying little across race or geography, ideological lines proved to be the main fissure.
    — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of fissure
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  • The video includes footage of a set of handcuffs and chains jingling as they are pulled from a basket containing other shackles and then laid out on the airport tarmac next to four other sets of restraints.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.
    — Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of jingle
Noun
  • Ferguson is a strong route runner, has the instincts to find the soft underbelly of a zone defense and wins 50-50 balls (Nix needs someone else to do this besides Courtland Sutton).
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The soft underbelly has been exposed time after time and, even on a day when there was more organisation, determination and resilience than in previous displays, that underlying weakness was still exploited before the end.
    — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of underbelly
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  • Today’s top stories (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times ) After a rift on the shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus the budget fight on Medicaid Democrats split last week over a Republican stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But a rift emerged between the rappers after Jay-Z and Beyoncé skipped West's 2014 wedding with Kardashian.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of rift

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“Chink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chink. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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