chalk

chalk
[[t]tʃɔ͟ːk[/t]]
chalks, chalking, chalked
1) N-UNCOUNT: oft N n Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.

...the highest chalk cliffs in Britain...

Her skin was chalk white and dry-looking.

2) N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl Chalk is small sticks of chalk, or a substance similar to chalk, used for writing or drawing with.

...somebody writing with a piece of chalk.

...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks.

3) VERB If you chalk something, you draw or write it using a piece of chalk.

[V n] He chalked the message on the blackboard...

[V-ed] There was a blackboard with seven names chalked on it.

4) PHRASE (emphasis) If you say that two people or things are like chalk and cheese, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other. [BRIT]

The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese...

We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese.

5) PHRASE: oft with brd-neg, PHR with cl (emphasis) You can use by a long chalk to add emphasis to something you are saying. [BRIT]

The rest of us hadn't finished our drinks, not by a long chalk.

Phrasal Verbs:

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  • chalk — chalk·er; …   English syllables

  • Chalk — (ch[add]k), n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx limestone. See {Calz}, and {Cawk}.] 1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composition as common… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chalk — [chôk] n. [ME < OE cealc < L calx, lime, limestone: see CALCIUM] 1. a white, gray, or yellowish limestone that is soft, porous, and easily pulverized, composed almost entirely of calcite from minute sea shells 2. any substance like chalk in …   English World dictionary

  • Chalk — Chalk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chalked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chalking}.] 1. To rub or mark with chalk. [1913 Webster] 2. To manure with chalk, as land. Morimer. [1913 Webster] 3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach. Tennyson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chalk — ► NOUN 1) a white soft limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. 2) a similar substance (calcium sulphate), made into sticks and used for drawing or writing. ► VERB 1) draw or write with chalk. 2) Brit.… …   English terms dictionary

  • chalk|y — «CH kee», adjective, chalk|i|er, chalk|i|est. 1. of chalk; containing chalk: »The blackboard eraser was full of chalky dust. 2. like chalk; white as chalk: »The clown s …   Useful english dictionary

  • chalk — [tʆɔːk ǁ tʆɒːk] verb chalk up something phrasal verb [transitive] to succeed in getting something or reaching a total: • The big oil companies continued to chalk up huge profits …   Financial and business terms

  • Chalk — (engl. für Kreide) ist der Name eines kommerziellen Jugendmagazins, das in Österreich an den meisten höheren Schulen gratis aufliegt. Das 52seitige Heft erreicht ca. 105.000 Schüler, neben aktuellen CD , Buch , PC , TV Kritiken und diversen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • chalk... — chalk..., Chalk... [ç...] vgl. ↑chalko..., Chalko …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • chalk up to — chalk (something) up to (something else) to say that something is caused by something else. She doesn t even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me …   New idioms dictionary

  • chalk up — (something) to record something special. Many banks chalked up large profits from their loans to internet companies. Etymology: based on the idea of keeping a record on a chalk board …   New idioms dictionary

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