English Explanatory Dictionary

rink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man, especially a warrior or hero.
noun
  1. A ring; a circle.
  2. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
  3. A surface for roller skating.
  4. A building housing an ice rink.
  5. A team in a competition.
verb
  1. To skate on an ice rink.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

rink rinks rinking rinked

Etymology

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.

Derived words

hockey rink ice rink ice-skating rink ice skating rink rinker rinkomania rink rash rink rat rinkside rink skate roller rink skating rink
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