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pink 1
(pĭngk)n.
1. Any of a group of colors reddish in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation.
2.
a. Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus, such as sweet William, often cultivated for their showy, fragrant, usually pink, red, or white flowers. Also called dianthus.
b. Any of several other plants in the pink family, such as the wild pink.
c. A flower of any of these plants.
3. The highest or best degree: in the pink of health.
4. pinks
a. Light-colored trousers formerly worn as part of the winter semidress uniform by US Army officers.
b. The scarlet coat worn by fox hunters.
5. Slang A pinko.
adj. pink·er, pink·est
1. Of the color pink.
2. Slang Having moderately leftist political opinions.
[Early Modern English, flower of the genus Dianthus, perhaps from pink, to peer, blink, wink (probably from Dutch pinken, of unknown origin), or from pink (in reference to the jagged edge of the flower's petals ).]
pink′ness n.
pink 2
(pĭngk)tr.v. pinked, pink·ing, pinks
1. To stab lightly with a pointed weapon; prick.
2. To decorate with a perforated pattern.
3. To cut with pinking shears.
[Middle English pingen, pinken, to push, prick, from Old English pyngan, from Latin pungere; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
pink 3
(pĭngk) also pink·ie or pink·y (pĭng′kē)n. pl. pinks also pink·ies Nautical
A small sailing vessel with a sharply narrowed stern and an overhanging transom.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch pinke.]
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pink
(pɪŋk)n
1. (Colours) any of a group of colours with a reddish hue that are of low to moderate saturation and can usually reflect or transmit a large amount of light; a pale reddish tint
2. (Textiles) pink cloth or clothing: dressed in pink.
3. (Plants) any of various Old World plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, such as D. plumarius (garden pink), cultivated for their fragrant flowers. See also carnation1
4. (Plants) any of various plants of other genera, such as the moss pink
5. (Plants) the flower of any of these plants
6. the highest or best degree, condition, etc (esp in the phrases in the pink of health, in the pink)
7. (Clothing & Fashion)
a. a huntsman's scarlet coat
b. a huntsman who wears a scarlet coat
adj
8. (Colours) of the colour pink
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) informal Brit left-wing
10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) derogatory
a. sympathetic to or influenced by Communism
b. leftist or radical, esp half-heartedly
11. informal of or relating to homosexuals or homosexuality: the pink vote.
12. (Hunting) (of a huntsman's coat) scarlet or red
vb
(Automotive Engineering) (intr) another word for knock7
[C16 (the flower), C18 (the colour): perhaps a shortening of pinkeye]
ˈpinkish adj
ˈpinkness n
ˈpinky adj
pink
(pɪŋk)vb (tr)
1. (Fencing) to prick lightly with a sword or rapier
2. (Textiles) to decorate (leather, cloth, etc) with a perforated or punched pattern
3. (Knitting & Sewing) to cut with pinking shears
[C14: perhaps of Low German origin; compare Low German pinken to peck]
pink
(pɪŋk)n
(Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging transom
[C15: from Middle Dutch pinke, of obscure origin]
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pink1
(pɪŋk)n., adj. -er, -est. n.
1. a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
2. any of several plants of the genus Dianthus, as the clove pink or carnation. Compare pink family.
3. the flower of such a plant; carnation.
4. the highest form or degree; prime: in the pink of condition.
5. Older Slang: Disparaging.
a. a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
b. a person who leans toward Communist ideology.
6. pinks, the usu. scarlet coat worn by fox hunters.
7. the scarlet color of this coat.
adj. 8. of the color pink.
9. Older Slang: Disparaging.
a. holding left-wing political opinions.
b. leaning toward Communist ideology.
[1565–75; orig. uncertain]
pink′ness, n.
usage: Definitions 5a, 5b, 10a, and 10b are somewhat old-fashioned because they refer to the Cold War. These senses are used with disparaging intent.
pink2
(pɪŋk)v.t.
1. to pierce with a rapier or the like; stab.
2. to cut (fabric) at the edge with a notched pattern, as to prevent fraying or for ornament.
3. to pierce (fabric, leather, etc.) with small holes or slits for ornament.
[1275–1325; Middle English pynken to prick, derivative of Old English pinca point, derivative of pinn pin]
pink3
(pɪŋk)n.
a vessel with a sharp, narrow stern and overhanging transom.
[1425–75; late Middle English pinck < Middle Dutch pinke fishing boat]
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pink
- pink - If you pink your eyes, you half-shut them.
- in the pink - Comes from the English foxhunting tradition; people who foxhunt often wear scarlet jackets and are called pinks—so if you are in the pink, you are about to set off to gallop your horse across country.
- incarnadine - Can mean "flesh-colored or pink," but also "crimson, blood-red."
- pink - The color gets its name from the flowering plant of the same name.
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Pink
See Also: CHEEKS, COLORS, FACIAL COLOR
- Pink and sweet as a magnolia —Diane Ackerman
- Pink as a new baby —George Garrett
- Pink as an infant’s skin —Charles Wright
- (Flesh-coloured stockings seemed) pink as blush roses —Rebecca West
- (Rosebuds) pink as girls’ first lipsticks —Marge Piercy
- (Belly) pink as strawberry ice cream —Marge Piercy
- (Face) pink as wild roses —W. P. Kinsella
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pink
Past participle: pinked
Gerund: pinking
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| Noun | 1. |  pink - a light shade of red pinkness - the quality of being pink carnation - a pink or reddish-pink color purplish pink, solferino - a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino coral - a variable color averaging a deep pink |
| 2. |  pink - any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowersflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Dianthus, genus Dianthus - carnations and pinks Dianthus barbatus, sweet William - Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower - Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink - Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual Dianthus deltoides, maiden pink - low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus - mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers button pink, Dianthus latifolius - much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, grass pink - European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink - Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins | |
| 3. | pink - a person with mildly leftist political views | |
| Verb | 1. | pink - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" |
| 2. | pink - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" | |
| 3. | pink - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | |
| Adj. | 1. | pink - of a light shade of red chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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pink
noun & adjective rosy, rose, salmon, flushed, reddish, flesh coloured, roseate his pink face see shades of red
in the pink in good health, strong, blooming, very healthy, in fine fettle, in perfect health, in excellent shape, hale and hearty, fit as a fiddle A glass of red wine a day will keep you in the pink.
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Translations
أحْمَر وَردي اللوْن، قُرُنْفُليبِلَوْن القُرُنْفُلبمبيوَرْدِيّ
růžovýrůžová
lyserødrød
neilikkavaaleanpunainen
ružičast
kicsattanórózsaszínrózsaszínű
bleikurrjóîur
ピンク色の
분홍색의
rausva spalvarausvasrausvokasrausvumasrožinė
sārta/rožaina krāsasārts
garoafăroz
rožnat
rosaskärnejlika
ซึ่งมีสีชมพู
hồng
pink
1 [pɪŋk]A. N
B. ADJ (pinker (compar) (pinkest (superl)))
1. (= colour) (gen) → (color de) rosa, rosado (LAm); [cheeks, face] → sonrosado
we painted the nursery pink → pintamos el cuarto de los niños de rosa
their little faces were pink with excitement → tenían las caritas encendidas de entusiasmo
his face was pink with rage → estaba rojo de furia
his cheeks were flushed pink from the wine → el vino le había sonrosado las mejillas
to turn or go pink [person] (with embarrassment) → ponerse colorado, sonrojarse; [sky, liquid] → ponerse rosa
she turned pink with pleasure → se sonrojó de placer
see also tickle A3
we painted the nursery pink → pintamos el cuarto de los niños de rosa
their little faces were pink with excitement → tenían las caritas encendidas de entusiasmo
his face was pink with rage → estaba rojo de furia
his cheeks were flushed pink from the wine → el vino le había sonrosado las mejillas
to turn or go pink [person] (with embarrassment) → ponerse colorado, sonrojarse; [sky, liquid] → ponerse rosa
she turned pink with pleasure → se sonrojó de placer
see also tickle A3
2. (Pol) → rojillo
3. (= gay) [pound, vote] → homosexual, gay inv
C. CPD pink gin N → ginebra f con angostura
pink grapefruit N variedad de pomelo de pulpa rojiza
pink lady N → pink lady m
pink salmon N → salmón m del Pacífico
pink slip N (US) → notificación f de despido
pink grapefruit N variedad de pomelo de pulpa rojiza
pink lady N → pink lady m
pink salmon N → salmón m del Pacífico
pink slip N (US) → notificación f de despido
pink
2 [pɪŋk]A. VT (Sew) → rematar con tijeras dentadas; (= make holes in) [+ fabric] → calar (Fencing) → herir levemente
B. VI (Brit) (Aut) [engine] → picar
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pink
[ˈpɪŋk] adj
(= of a pink colour) → rose
deep pink flowers → des fleurs d'un rose profond
The dress is pale pink → La robe est rose pâle.
to turn pink [sky] → rosir
to go pink (with embarrassment) → rosir
She went pink as she remembered her mistake → Elle rosit en se remémorant son erreur.
deep pink flowers → des fleurs d'un rose profond
The dress is pale pink → La robe est rose pâle.
to turn pink [sky] → rosir
to go pink (with embarrassment) → rosir
She went pink as she remembered her mistake → Elle rosit en se remémorant son erreur.
(= leftist) → rose
(= gay) [vote] → gay
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pink
1n
(= plant) → Gartennelke f
adj
(= colour) → rosa inv, → rosarot, rosafarben; cheeks, face → rosig; to go or turn pink → erröten; to see pink elephants or mice (inf) → weiße Mäuse sehen (inf); the pink pound (inf) → die Kaufkraft der Homosexuellen
(Pol inf) → rot angehaucht
pink
2pink
3vi (Aut) → klopfen
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pink
1 [pɪŋk]1. n
a. (colour) → rosa m inv
2. adj
b. (Pol) (fam) → con tendenze di sinistra
pink
2 [pɪŋk] vt (Sewing) → dentellareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pink
(piŋk) noun, adjective1. (of) (any shade of) a colour between red and white. a dress of pink satin.
2. (of) the colour of healthy skin. pink cheeks; Her cheeks are pink with health.
ˈpinkness nounˈpinkish adjective
fairly pink; close to pink. The flowers of this plant are pinkish in colour.
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pink
→ وَرْدِيّ růžový lyserød rosa ροζ rosa vaaleanpunainen rose ružičast rosa ピンク色の 분홍색의 roze rosa różowy cor-de-rosa розовый rosa ซึ่งมีสีชมพู pembe hồng 粉红的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pink
n. el color rosado;
a. rosado-a; sonrosado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pink
adj rosadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.