- Clank
- Clank \Clank\, v. i. To sound with a clank. [1913 Webster]
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Clank — est un personnage fictif de la série Ratchet and Clank d Insomniac Games. Petit robot aux grands yeux vert venant de l usine de robots de la planète Quartu, Clank fut créé dans un but des plus flous. Dès sa naissance il est traqué par la sécurité … Wikipédia en Français
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 — clank·ety clank; clank·ing·ly; clank; … English syllables
clank — [klaŋk] n. [like Du klank, MHG klanc, of echoic orig.] a sharp, metallic sound, not so resonant as a clang and shorter in duration vi. 1. to make a clank 2. to move with a clank vt. to cause to clank … English World dictionary
Clank — (kl[a^][ng]k), n. [Akin to clink, and of imitative origin; cf. G. klang sound, D. klank. Cf. {Clang}.] A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clank — [ klæŋk ] verb intransitive or transitive if a heavy metal object clanks or if you clank it, it makes a short loud sound ╾ clank noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Clank — may refer to: A character from the Ratchet and Clank video game series The NATO reporting name for the Antonov An 30 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link l … Wikipedia
clank — [klæŋk] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from the sound] if a metal object clanks, it makes a loud heavy sound ▪ A tram clanked past. >clank [i]also clanking n ▪ the clanking of machinery … Dictionary of contemporary English
clank — 1610s (v.), 1650s (n.), perhaps echoic, perhaps a blend of clang and clink, perhaps from a Low German source (Cf. M.Du. clank, M.L.G. klank) … Etymology dictionary
clank — [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 … New thesaurus
