Chink (ch?ngk)n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of Chinese birth or descent.[Probably alteration of Chinese.]chink 1 (ch?ngk)n. A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks 1. To make narrow openings in.2. To fill narrow openings in.[Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.]chink?y adj.chink 2 (ch?ngk)n. A slight, metallic sound, as of coins rattling in a pocket.intr. & tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound.[Imitative.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.chink (t???k) n1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack2. chink in one’s armour a small but fatal weaknessvb (tr) chiefly US and Canadian to fill up or make cracks in[C16: perhaps variant of earlier chine, from Old English cine crack; related to Middle Dutch kene, Danish kin] ?chinky adjchink (t???k) vbto make or cause to make a light ringing sound, as by the striking of glasses or coinsnsuch a sound[C16: of imitative origin]Chink (t???k) or Chinkynadj, pl Chinks or Chinkies (Peoples) an old-fashioned and highly derogatory term for Chinese[C20: probably from Chinese, influenced by chink1 (referring to the characteristic shape of the Chinese eye)]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014chink1 (t???k) n. 1. a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall. 2. a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings. v.t. 3. to fill up chinks in. [1350?1400; Middle English; perhaps chine in same sense (Old English cinu, c. Old Saxon kena) + -k suffix (see -ock)] chink2 (t???k) v.i. 1. to make or cause to make a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together. n. 2. a chinking sound. [1565?75; imitative] Chink (t???k) n. usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.?n. (sometimes l.c.) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese.) [1890?95; appar. alter. of Chinese]Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.chinkPast participle: chinkedGerund: chinkingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativechinkchinkPresentI chinkyou chinkhe/she/it chinkswe chinkyou chinkthey chinkPreteriteI chinkedyou chinkedhe/she/it chinkedwe chinkedyou chinkedthey chinkedPresent ContinuousI am chinkingyou are chinkinghe/she/it is chinkingwe are chinkingyou are chinkingthey are chinkingPresent PerfectI have chinkedyou have chinkedhe/she/it has chinkedwe have chinkedyou have chinkedthey have chinkedPast ContinuousI was chinkingyou were chinkinghe/she/it was chinkingwe were chinkingyou were chinkingthey were chinkingPast PerfectI had chinkedyou had chinkedhe/she/it had chinkedwe had chinkedyou had chinkedthey had chinkedFutureI will chinkyou will chinkhe/she/it will chinkwe will chinkyou will chinkthey will chinkFuture PerfectI will have chinkedyou will have chinkedhe/she/it will have chinkedwe will have chinkedyou will have chinkedthey will have chinkedFuture ContinuousI will be chinkingyou will be chinkinghe/she/it will be chinkingwe will be chinkingyou will be chinkingthey will be chinkingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been chinkingyou have been chinkinghe/she/it has been chinkingwe have been chinkingyou have been chinkingthey have been chinkingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been chinkingyou will have been chinkinghe/she/it will have been chinkingwe will have been chinkingyou will have been chinkingthey will have been chinkingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been chinkingyou had been chinkinghe/she/it had been chinkingwe had been chinkingyou had been chinkingthey had been chinkingConditionalI would chinkyou would chinkhe/she/it would chinkwe would chinkyou would chinkthey would chinkPast ConditionalI would have chinkedyou would have chinkedhe/she/it would have chinkedwe would have chinkedyou would have chinkedthey would have chinkedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011