chink
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Types & categories
- Chinese hypernym
Related & opposite
- derogation domain usage
- ethnic slur domain usage
- jargon domain usage
Sense 2 verb
make or emit a high sound
tinkling bells
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
Types & categories
- crack hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
fill the chinks of, as with caulking
Types & categories
- plug hypernym
Related & opposite
- chink derivation
Sense 5 noun
a short light metallic sound
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
make cracks or chinks in
The heat checked the paint
Types & categories
- crack hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | ethnic slur |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | jargon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | Chinese |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | click |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ting |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chink |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chink |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | crack |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | chink |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | plug |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | click |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tick |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | chink |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | clink |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chip |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chink |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | crack |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | crack |