Dictionary  clankPronunciation: (klangk), [key] —n. a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut. —v.i. 1. to make such a sound. 2. to move with such sounds: The old jalopy clanked up the hill. —v.t. 1. to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision: He clanked the shovel against the pail. 2. to place, put, set, etc., with a clank: to clank the cell door shut. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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