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noun

plural of clink, slang
as in jails
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

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clinks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clink
as in tinkles
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street

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Recent Examples of clinks
Verb
As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it. — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinks
  1. jails
  2. tinkles
  3. penitentiaries
  4. rings
  5. prisons
  6. rattles
  7. brigs
  8. chimes
Noun
  • Meanwhile, thousands more are waiting in county jails for cases that are winding through a new, convoluted and confusing system where geography controls the rules.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • He was transferred to the maximum-security prison after previously being housed in jails closer to where his trial was scheduled to take place in Boise.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of jails
Verb
  • As the hotel’s doorman, complete with top hat and tails, opens the door to its opulent lobby and a piano player tinkles keys in the distance, that dream solidifies into reality.
    — Rob LeDonne, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024
Definition of tinkles
Noun
  • Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Definition of penitentiaries
Verb
  • The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.
    — Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • An old folk verse prices a simple life at two riyals for beans and one for bread — only half of that tune still rings true.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • Alfonsi departed after clashing with Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor in chief, who delayed the airing of a report the journalist had prepared investigating the deportation of migrants to harsh prisons in Venezuela.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Given some of the ideas such as abolishing prisons and defunding the Pentagon, that seems like a reasonable argument.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of prisons
Verb
  • All agree that police abuse of the ALPR system, such as in Milwaukee, rattles the public’s trust.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of rattles
Noun
  • Cruise ships have brigs – or onboard jails – where they may be held, or they could be confined to their cabins, The Points Guy reported.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of brigs
Verb
  • That chimes with the European Central Bank's ambition of a single banking jurisdiction, with capital and liquidity able to move freely within cross-border groups and depositors enjoying equal protection.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Galeotti explains that in a weaponized world, there is permanent chaos and constant battles, something that chimes with what is unfolding at the World Cup.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of chimes

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