Meaning of ink | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
   uncountable, usually
2. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc
3. A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
   countable, usually
4. A particular type, color or container of this fluid
5. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
   uncountable, usually
6. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy
7. Publicity.
   slang, uncountable, usually
8. Publicity
9. Tattoo work.
   slang, uncountable, usually
10. Tattoo work
11. Cheap red wine.
    slang, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“This form should be filled out in ink.”

“While I was waiting for him in the Matted Gallery, a young man was most finely working in Indian inke the great picture of the King and Queen sitting [Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France], by Van Dyke [Anthony van Dyck]; and did it very finely.”

“Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation.”

“Experimentally, some ink has been shown to be unpalatable to fish (Wood et al. 2010) and observationally, ink can also function as an attractant to predators to give cephalopods a bit more time to escape.”

“to get ink”

“The TSA has been getting a lot of ink lately.”

“[Judith] Hope […] has been getting ink by the barrelful with her regular interviews quoting conversations with the first lady, on subjects ranging from Senate ambitions to summer and post-White House living arrangements.”

“"I saw it hanging on the wall of a tattoo hut where I went to get some ink done ten years ago," he stuttered, flushing in splotches and squirming in his chair.”

“Now he's getting a tattoo / Yeah, he's getting ink done / He asked for a 13, / But they drew a 31”

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