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Definition: CLANKED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Clank.[Websters]
2. To have jangled, clattered, chattered or pattered. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have sounded, jingled, pealed, chimed or tinkled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To have clinked or pinged. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have rattled or crackled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have rustled or murmured. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have jarred or rasped. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To have dined, rumbled, blared, clamoured or blustered. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To have knocked or clapped. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. To have crashed or banged.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb clank.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(clank)
1. Make a clank; "the train clanked through the village".[Wordnet].
2. To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.[Websters].
3. To sound with a clank.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: clanking, clanked, clanks, clanker, clankers, clankingly and clankedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Clanked" is a common misspelling or typo for: flanked.

Date "Clanked" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

Definition: CLANKED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Clank.[Websters]
2. To have jangled, clattered, chattered or pattered. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have sounded, jingled, pealed, chimed or tinkled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To have clinked or pinged. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have rattled or crackled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have rustled or murmured. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have jarred or rasped. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To have dined, rumbled, blared, clamoured or blustered. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To have knocked or clapped. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. To have crashed or banged.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense1. Past tense conjugation of the verb clank.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(clank)
1. Make a clank; "the train clanked through the village".[Wordnet].
2. To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.[Websters].
3. To sound with a clank.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: clanking, clanked, clanks, clanker, clankers, clankingly and clankedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "CLANKED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

Specialty Definition: clank

DomainDefinition
Slang in 1811CLANK. A silver tankard. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
WikipedicClank is a character in the game Ratchet & Clank. (references)

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Common Expressions: clank

ExpressionsDefinition
Ratchet & ClankRatchet & Clank is a platform game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony. It was released in the United States on November 7, 2002, and received positive reviews in the gaming press. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: clank

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Clank napperSlang in 1811CLANK NAPPER. A silver tankard stealer. See RUM BUBBER. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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Topics by Level of Interest: clank

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Ratchet & Clank92   Clank17
List of characters in the Ratchet & Clank series62   List of characters in the Ratchet & Clank series62
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction38   Ratchet & Clank21
Ratchet & Clank (series)30   Ratchet & Clank (series)30
Secret Agent Clank18   Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction38
Clank17   Secret Agent Clank18

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).