1. A short light metallic sound
   "The clink of glasses toasting could be heard across the room";
   - chink, click
    
2. [informal] 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)
   "The old clink was converted into a museum";
   - jail, jailhouse, gaol [Brit], slammer [informal], poky [informal], pokey [informal], prison, calaboose [US, Austral, informal]

1. Make a high sound typical of glass
   "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"
    
2. Make or emit a high sound
   "clinking bells";
   - tinkle, tink, chink

Derived forms: clinks, clinking, clinked

Type of: correctional institution, go, sound

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