Hear it pronouncedchalk
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[ English
[ Alternative spellings
- chaulk (Commonwealth)
[ Etymology
Old English cealc, borrowed from Latin calx, limestone, borrowed from Greek χάλιξ, pebble.
[ Pronunciation
- AHD: chôk
| IPA | SAMPA | |
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| GenAm | /ʧɑk/ | /tSAk/ |
| RP | /ʧɔːk/ | /tSO:k/ |
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- Rhymes: -ɔːk
[ Noun
chalk (uncountable and countable; plural chalks)
- (uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone.
- (countable) A piece of chalk, or, more often, processed compressed chalk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard.
- Tailor's chalk.
- (uncountable) (climbing) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing.
- (US),(military),(countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers
[ Translations
a soft, white, powdery limestone
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a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
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tailor's chalk
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… prevent from falling when climbing
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[ Verb
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to chalk (third-person singular simple present chalks, present participle chalking, simple past and past participle chalked)
- To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiards cue
- To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
- To use powdered chalk to mark thee lines on a playing field.
- (figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.