bink
bink · binks · binked · binking
To shelter or become trapped on a ledge or cragTo shelter or become trapped on a ledge or crag.
US/bˈɪŋk/
Meaning
5 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To shelter or become trapped on a ledge or crag.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To cut a bink in peat moss.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To make a bink noise.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To poke lightly.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To win, especially a substantial amount due to luck.
Origin
From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old EnglishFrom 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.
Onomatopoeia
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Forms
binks, binking, binked, binkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle