clink
noun
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L22129 on Wikidata ↗verb
- make a noise as of glassware knocking together
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /klɪŋk/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From the Clink prison in Southwark, London, itself presumably named after sound of doors being bolted or chains rattling.
- A prison.
“If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink.”
verb
- To clinch; to rivet.