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What does chink mean?

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Noun
  1. A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
  2. A chip or dent (in something metallic).
  3. (figuratively) A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
  2. (intransitive) To crack; to open.
  3. (transitive) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
Noun
  1. A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
  2. (colloquial, now rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
  2. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
Noun
  1. Alternative form of Chink
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