Jink

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again” ( Tom Clancy).
  • v. To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.
  • n. A quick, evasive turn.
  • n. Rambunctious play; frolic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A quick evasive turn.
  • v. To make a quick evasive turn.
  • v. To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To move quickly, esp. with a sudden turn; hence, to dodge; to escape by a quick turn; -- obs. or dial., except as a hunting term in pig-sticking.
  • verb-intransitive. In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to play to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move nimbly.
  • To make a quick turn; dodge; elude a person by dodging; escape.
  • In the card-games of spoil-five and forty-five, to win the game by winning all the tricks in one hand.
  • To elude; dodge.
  • To cheat; trick.
  • n. A quick illusory turn; the act of eluding another.
  • n. In the card-games of spoil-five and forty-five, the winning of all the tricks in a hand by one side.
  • To jingle; chink: as, the money jinked.
  • n. The sharp jingle of coins; hence, coin itself; chink.
  • Word Usage
    "Delap has picked up a booking for a foul in the build-up.80 mins Excellent challenge from Shawcross inside the box, as Aston Villa break rapidly from a Stoke corner –Delfouneso feeding Albrighton down by the corner of the six-yard area and the latter looking to jink his way past the defender but finding the ball pinched off his toes as he skips down towards the goalline."
    Verb Form
    jinked    jinking    jinks   
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    jinky    high jinks   
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