1. (

• chink ,
• Chinaman

) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent ;

2. (

• chink

) a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall ;

3. (

• chink ,
• click ,
• clink

) a short light metallic sound ;

1. (

• tinkle ,
• tink ,
• clink ,
• chink

) make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" ;

2. (

• chink

) fill the chinks of, as with caulking ;

3. (

• check ,
• chink

) make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" ;