clank
11clank — [n] metallic noise bang, bong, clash, clink, jangle, ring; concept 595 clank [v] clang, clatter bong, clash, clink, jangle, make noise, resound, reverberate, ring, toll; concept 65 …
12clank — ► NOUN ▪ a loud, sharp sound as of pieces of metal being struck together. ► VERB ▪ make a clank. DERIVATIVES clanking adjective. ORIGIN imitative …
13clank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud PREPOSITION ▪ with a clank ▪ The door opened with a clank. ▪ clank …
14clank — UK [klæŋk] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms clank : present tense I/you/we/they clank he/she/it clanks present participle clanking past tense clanked past participle clanked if a heavy metal object clanks, or if you clank it, it… …
15clank — clankingly, adv. clankingness, n. clankless, adj. /klangk/, n. 1. a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut. v.i. 2.… …
16clank — I. verb Etymology: probably imitative Date: 1656 intransitive verb 1. to make a clank or series of clanks < the radiator hissed and clanked > 2. to go with or as if with a clank < tanks clanking through the streets > …
17clank — [[t]klæ̱ŋk[/t]] clanks, clanking, clanked VERB When large metal objects clank, they make a noise because they are hitting together or hitting against something hard. A pan rattled and clanked... [V prep] Here we are now, Beth said, as the train… …
18clank — verb (I, T) if a metal object clanks or if you clank it, it makes a loud heavy sound clank noun (C): the clank of machinery …
19clank — [[t]klæŋk[/t]] n. 1) a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that of two pieces of metal striking together: the clank of chains[/ex] 2) to make such a sound 3) to move with such sounds: The old truck clanked up the hill[/ex] 4) to cause to make a… …
20clank — v. to clank shut * * * [klæŋk] to clankshut …
