bink

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪŋk === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench. ==== Noun ==== bink (plural binks) (UK, Northern England, Scotland, dialect) A bench. A table or similar surface for laying out items. A sideboard or shelf unit for holding dishes. A mountain ledge. A long cut in peat moss, marking a section from which blocks of peat are cut. A hive. ==== Verb ==== bink (third-person singular simple present binks, present participle binking, simple past and past participle binked) (UK, Northern England, Scotland, dialect) (foxhunting) To shelter or become trapped on a ledge or crag. To cut a bink in peat moss. === Etymology 2 === Clipping of binky. ==== Noun ==== bink (plural binks) A pacifier. === Etymology 3 === Onomatopoeia ==== Noun ==== bink (plural binks) A musical, percussive noise; plink. ==== Verb ==== bink (third-person singular simple present binks, present participle binking, simple past and past participle binked) To make a bink noise. To poke lightly. (poker) To win, especially a substantial amount due to luck. === Anagrams === knib == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Romani beng, from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga). Originally Bargoens, attested since 1731. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪŋk/ Hyphenation: bink Rhymes: -ɪŋk === Noun === bink m (plural binken, diminutive binkje n) a muscular, stout, or tough man Synonym: bikkel 2011, Harlan Coben, Levenslijn (Myron Bolitar series), tr. by Martin Jansen in de Wal, Meulenhoff Boekerij (publ.). ==== Derived terms ==== ketelbink === References === == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪŋk/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English benk, from Old English benċ, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with English bench. ==== Noun ==== bink (plural binks) bench, ledge (archaic) shelf, storage rack ===== Alternative forms ===== benk === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bink (plural binks) (Hawick) alternative form of byke