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ink
/ɪŋk/
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What does ink mean?
noun
- A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
- A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
- The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
More meanings (7)
noun
- (slang) Publicity.
- (slang) Tattoo work.
- (slang) Cheap red wine.
verb
- To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.
- To sign (a contract or similar document).
- To apply a tattoo to (someone).
- to eject ink (sense 3)
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪŋk/
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The mercury is eleven degrees below zero, and I have to keep my ink on the stove to prevent it from freezing.
To dream that you make ink, you will engage in a low and debasing business, and you will fall into disreputable associations.
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It is essential for the fine marking of the siphon that the ink should neither be too strongly nor too feebly electrified.
Dinner over, we produced a bundle of pens, a copious supply of ink, and a goodly show of writing and blotting paper.
But better than anything that ever got from the heart of a man into printer’s ink, he loved the poetry of Robert Burns.