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clink

(kl/I//N/k )

a short light metallic sound(noun.event)

Synonym:
chink, click

source: wordnet30
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer

source: wordnet30
A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies.(noun)

source: webster1913
A prison cell; a lockup; -- probably orig. the name of the noted prison in Southwark, England.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a high sound typical of glass(verb.perception)

Example:
Champagne glasses clinked to make a toast.

source: wordnet30
make or emit a high sound(verb.perception)

Synonym:
chink, tink, tinkle

source: wordnet30
To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together.(verb)

source: webster1913
To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound.(verb)

source: webster1913

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