hink
/hɪŋk/
hink noun: a reaping hook.
Noun
hink (plural hinks)
- A reaping hook.
- The farmer reached into his shed and retrieved an old hink to cut down the overgrown weeds.
- Historical re-enactors demonstrated how a hink was traditionally used during harvest season.
Verb
hink (third-person singular simple present hinks, present participle hinking, simple past and past participle hinked)
- To think optimistically.
Proper noun capitalized: Hink
Hink (plural Hinks)
- A surname.
Forms of hink
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hinks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hinks |
| present participle | hinking |
| past participle | hinked |
| past | hinked |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hinks |
Phrases with hink
Words that rhyme with hink
Questions about hink
- What does hink mean?
- Hink means a reaping hook.
- What part of speech is hink?
- Hink can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hink?
- Hink is pronounced /hɪŋk/.
- What is the plural of hink?
- The plural of hink is hinks.
Words near hink in the dictionary
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