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chink up (something)
chink up (something)
To fill in or patch narrow openings, such as cracks or fissures (chinks), of something. We live in an area that experiences a lot of earthquakes each year, so we've gotten pretty good at chinking up the walls of our house.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| North | | [nɔ:θ] | |
| Lungile | | - | Southern African, Zulu |
| Kalyan | | - | Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu |
| Urania | | yuw-RAY-nee-ə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Dimitra | | - | Greek |
| Yaropolk | | - | Medieval Slavic |