Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chink

3 senses of chink

Sense 1
tinkle, tink, clink, chink -- (make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
chink -- (fill the chinks of, as with caulking)
       => plug, stop up, secure -- (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak")

Sense 3
check, chink -- (make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint")
       => crack -- (cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair")

Antonyms of adj chinked

1 sense of chinked

Sense 1
chinked, stopped-up -- (having narrow opening filled)

INDIRECT (VIA caulked) -> uncaulked -- (not caulked or sealed)

Similarity of adj chinked

1 sense of chinked

Sense 1
chinked, stopped-up -- (having narrow opening filled)
       => caulked (vs. uncaulked) -- (having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler)

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