clink
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8.6
- noun
- /klɪŋk/
- Informal
:
cárcel
- Trust me, you don't want the boy in the clink for even that long.
- went to the clink
Examples
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"He got out of the clink about six months ago."
Fiction book (1992) -
I know some guys who just got out of the clink who can help us.
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And being in the clink a year without the girl what makes you feel that way...
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If we win a Super Bowl, the entire team can spend a night in the clink for all I care.
Blog text (7) -
I demand that you spring my sister from the clink and deliver her to me ASAP.
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He's the kind of a guy who could wind up in the clink easy or driving a truck or something.
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So how's life at the clink treating you?
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You'll never find or keep a job, and you'll look like you're fresh out of the clink.
Blog text (24) -
Rico Robbins lives in jail; he was only out on a brief probation vacation when the shooting took place, and now they've clapped him back in the clink.
Fiction book (1992) -
After spending a week in the clink, he was eager to return to his normal life.
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people are kept as punishment or while waiting for their trial
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4.1
A building where police keep people who are waiting for trial or serving a sentence
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9.4
An informal word for prison where people serve time
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9.8
A prison or jail where people are kept after arrest
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9.9
A small jail where people wait for trial or serve short sentences
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8.9
A building that holds people as punishment for a crime
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9.9
A small, dirty local jail
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Etymology
The informal noun clink for 'prison' likely comes from a famous old jail called The Clink in London, and one popular idea adds that the name also brings to mind the sound of metal locks and chains. That's why people say someone is 'in the clink' to mean they are in jail.