to chink

Examples

• All

• The bullet chinks through the coffee pot Mabel's holding and explodes, thunking her in the chest.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The builders needed to chink the gaps between the logs to keep out the cold air.

• Before winter, make sure to chink any openings in your home to improve insulation.

Synonyms

B

to breach

vsto chink

44 4.2

To make an opening in a wall or barrier

is used for small narrow cracks rather than large forced openings

G

to gap

vsto chink

4 5.5

To make an opening or break in something

is narrower, making small cracks or thin openings

F

to fissure

vsto chink

1 7.2

To form long narrow cracks in rock or the ground

is a single narrow opening rather than many fine cracks

C

to check

vsto chink

1 8.2

Get small cracks on the surface when it dries or gets old

is an active act that creates narrow openings rather than passive cracking

Antonyms

R

repair

371 2.3

Work done to fix something that is broken

S

to seal

288 2.5

To close something tightly to stop air or water getting in

Idioms

C

chink in the armor

• Informal

3 7.4

A small weakness in a person, group, or system that others can use

C

chink in someone's argument

• Informal

7.4

A small weakness in someone's reasons that other people can use

How Wide

to shatter

145 2.8

to split

452 1.3

to crack

327 1.0

to chip

86 2.3

to chink

1 8.6

nick

13 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology