Word

chink, v.
(chinked, chinking, chinks)

make cracks or chinks in
<verb.change>

check chink

sample sentences

"The heat checked the paint"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

check

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chink

semantic pointers

verb group

crack, check, break

hypernym

crack

fill the chinks of, as with caulking
<verb.contact>

chink

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chink

semantic pointers

hypernym

plug, stop up, secure

make or emit a high sound
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

chink clink tink tinkle

sample sentences

"tinkling bells"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tinkle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

clink

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chink

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, go