Chalk

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
   uncountable
3. A suburban village attached to the east side of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6773).
   countable, uncountable
4. A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
   countable
5. Tailor's chalk.
   countable, uncountable
6. A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).
   uncountable
7. A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
   US, countable
8. The favorite in a sporting event.
   US, countable, uncountable
9. The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win.
   US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

61 more languages

Afrikaanskryt

العربيةالطباشيرجيرحوارىطبشورةكلس+ 2 more

Azərbaycan dilitabaşirtəbaşir

Беларускаякрэйдамел

Българскикреда

বাংলাসফেদসফেদা

BosanskikalkkredaKretaKrȋttisatišaборваркреда+ 6 more

CatalàCretaguix

Češtinakřída

Danskkridt

Ελληνικάκιμωλίατεμπεσίρι

Esperantokreto

Eestikriit

Euskaraklera

Suomikiksiliituliitukivimagnesiummankka+ 2 more

Gaeilgecailc

Gàidhligcailc

Galegoxiz

עבריתגיר

हिन्दीखड़ियाचाकचूना

HrvatskikalkkredaKretaKrȋttišatisaборваркреда+ 6 more

Magyarkréta

Հայերենկավիճ

Bahasa Indonesiakapurkapur tulis

Íslenskakrítmagnesíum

ItalianoCretagessettogesso

日本語チョーク白亜白墨

ქართულიცარცი

Қазақ тілібор

ភាសាខ្មែរដីស

한국어백악분필

Kurdîgişgîzhêkkalkpoftebeşîrxîz+ 4 more

Latinacalxcreta

Latviešukrīts

Македонскиваркреда

മലയാളംചോക്ക്

Монголшохой

मराठीखडू

Bahasa Melayukapurkapur tulis

မြန်မာမြေဖြူခဲ

नेपालीखरीमट्टीचक

Nederlandskalkkrijtkrijtgesteentekrijtjemagnesiumpof+ 3 more

PolskikredaMagnezja

Portuguêsgessogiz

RomânăCreta

Русскиймелмелок

Slovenčinakrieda

Slovenščinakreda

Српскиkalkkredatisatišaборваркреда+ 4 more

Svenskakrita

Kiswahilichaki

Тоҷикӣбӯргач

ไทยชอล์ก

Türkmençehek

Tagalogtisayeso

Türkçemagnezyumtebeşir

ئۇيغۇرچەبور

Українськакрейдакрейдовий

اردوچاکچونا

Tiếng Việtđa phầnphắn

Yorùbáṣọọki

Examples

“chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing”

“the chalk used to write⟳ on the blackboard makes a squeaky sound⟳”

“when working out your next move⟳, it's a good idea to get⟳ some more chalk from the bag”

“OK, let's get⟳ rid⟳ of the chalk players right away. The chalk likes North Carolina. Dean Smith has taken Carolina to the Final Four six times.”

“Excuse⟳ us for sticking with the chalk, but the predicted winners are Afternoon Deelites in the Derby, Oliver McCall over Larry Holmes, Nick Faldo in the Masters, and Al Unser Jr. in the Grand Prix.”

“Instead, he played the chalk and selected the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.”

CEFR level