Clanked

Clanked
Clank \Clank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanking}.] To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains. [1913 Webster]

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  • clanked — mod. exhausted; pooped. □ At the end of the race, the chick was totally clanked. □ I’m really clanked, man. Gotta take a rest …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • clanked — klæŋk n. sound of striking metal, clang, chink, rattle, clatter v. make a sharp metallic sound, clang, chink, clatter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • clank — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • clank — 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… …   English dictionary

  • clank´ing|ly — clank «klangk», noun, verb. –n. a sharp, harsh sound like the rattle of a heavy chain: »The clank of heavy machinery filled the factory. –v.i. 1. to make a sharp, harsh sound: »The swords clashed and clanked as the men fought one another. 2. to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • clank — 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.… …   Universalium

  • Clank — Clank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanking}.] To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clanking — Clank Clank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanking}.] To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clank — 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 > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • George Dewey — Infobox Military Person name= George Dewey born= birth date|1838|12|26 died= death date and age|1917|1|16|1838|12|26 placeofbirth=Montpelier, Vermont placeofdeath=Washington, D.C. caption= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|USA United States of… …   Wikipedia

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