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Definition of chink noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    chink

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//tʃɪŋk//
     
     
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  1. 1a narrow opening in something, especially one that lets light through a chink in the curtains
  2. 2chink of light a small area of light shining through a narrow opening
  3. 3[usually singular] the light ringing sound that is made when glass objects or coins touch the chink of glasses
    4. Idioms
    a chink in somebody's armor
     
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    a weak point in someone's argument, character, etc., that can be used in an attack
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