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clink

noun , slang

Synonyms and Antonyms of clink

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

I once spent a night in the clink, and it's an experience I don't want to repeat

Synonyms of clink

bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Words Related to clink

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank

glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s)

concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp

dungeon, keep, oubliette

reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms of clink

clink

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of clink

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound

coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street

Synonyms of clink

chink, jingle, tingle, tinkle

Words Related to clink

clang, clangor, clank, clash, crash

clack, clatter, rattle

chime, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, ping, plink, ring

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