A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
To crack; to open.
To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (music) used as a musical instrument.