"clink" meaning in English

See clink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: clink, clink [singular], clinks [plural]

Verb

Forms: clink, clink [present], clinks [third-person, singular, present], clinked [aorist], clinked [passive, participle], clinking [active, participle]
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "clink",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clink",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinks",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the clink of the glasses - το κουδούνισμα ποτηριών"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το κουδούνισμα"
      ],
      "id": "el-clink-en-noun-ZwE0cBIS"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Αργκό (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He did two years in the clink.",
          "translation": "Έκανε δυο χρόνια στη στενή."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η στενή, η μπουζού, η φυλακή"
      ],
      "id": "el-clink-en-noun-WuMvYRvM",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αργκό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "clink"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "clink",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clink",
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        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinks",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinked",
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        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinked",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinking",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I clink glasses.",
          "translation": "Κουδουνίζω ποτήρια."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κουδουνίζω, κάνω κάτι να κάνει έναν δυνατό ήχο κουδουνίσματος, όπως αυτό των ποτηριών που χτυπούν το ένα το άλλο"
      ],
      "id": "el-clink-en-verb-LYZP7vk6",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "clink"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "clink",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clink",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinks",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the clink of the glasses - το κουδούνισμα ποτηριών"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το κουδούνισμα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Αργκό (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He did two years in the clink.",
          "translation": "Έκανε δυο χρόνια στη στενή."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η στενή, η μπουζού, η φυλακή"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αργκό"
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "clink"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "clink",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clink",
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        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "clinks",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinked",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinked",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clinking",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I clink glasses.",
          "translation": "Κουδουνίζω ποτήρια."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κουδουνίζω, κάνω κάτι να κάνει έναν δυνατό ήχο κουδουνίσματος, όπως αυτό των ποτηριών που χτυπούν το ένα το άλλο"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "clink"
}

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