rink
/ɹɪŋk/
rink noun: a man, especially a warrior or hero.
Noun (1)
rink (plural rinks)
Noun (2)
rink (plural rinks)
- A ring; a circle.
- A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
- We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.
- A surface for roller skating.
- A building housing an ice rink.
- A team in a competition.
- The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.
- However, it was a more chastening day for Britain's women's team, who were unable to repeat their statement win over Canada against the Swedish rink who denied them European gold in November.2026 February 15, “GB curlers sweep aside Germany to edge closer to semis”, in BBC
Verb
rink (third-person singular simple present rinks, present participle rinking, simple past and past participle rinked)
- To skate on an ice rink.
- Jack, who has a knack of knowing, seeing, and doing everything from its very beginning, had of course "rinked" on the only compo at that time laid down in London for the purpose, and visited by London's upper twenty.1877, Temple Bar, volume 49, page 479
Proper noun capitalized: Rink
Rink (plural Rinks)
- A surname.
rink meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rink in Hindi
- रिंक
rink in Tamil
- பனிச்சறுக்காட்டக்களம், பனிச்சறுக்கு ஆட்டக்களம், உருளித் தடம், தடம், ஆட்டக்களம்
rink in Marathi
- रिंक, रिंक करण्यासाठी
rink in Urdu
- رنک, رنک کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- rink in Bengali
- আইস স্কেটিং
- rink in Telugu
- రింక్
- rink in Malayalam
- മത്സരക്കളിക്കുളള ഹിമപ്രദേശം, പാദചക്രം ഘടിപ്പിച്ചു പായാനുളള മിനുസത്തറ
- rink in Kannada
- ನೀರ್ಗಲ್ಲ ಹರವು
- rink in Punjabi
- ਰਿੰਕ, ਰਿੰਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਰਿੰਕ ਕਰਨਾ
- rink in Gujarati
- રિંક, રીન્ક, રિન્ક
- rink in Odia
- ରିଙ୍କ, ରିଙ୍କ୍, ରିଙ୍କ କରିବା
- rink in Nepali
- रिङ्क, रिन्क, रिंक
Examples of rink in a sentence
- The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
- The new leisureplex will contain a skating rink, bowling alleys, and a five-screen cinema.
- He loved hockey and was a devoted rink rat.
Forms of rink
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rinks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rinks |
| present participle | rinking |
| past participle | rinked |
| past | rinked |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rinks |
Origin of rink
From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.
Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.
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Questions about rink
- What does rink mean?
- Rink means a man, especially a warrior or hero.
- What is rink in Hindi?
- Rink in Hindi is रिंक. See Rink meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rink?
- Rink can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rink?
- Rink is pronounced /ɹɪŋk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rink?
- The plural of rink is rinks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rink (page history and authors); Rink (page history and authors); rink (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rink (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rink (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rink (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rink (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rink (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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