often attributive
1
: a colored usually liquid material for writing and printing
2
: the black protective secretion of a cephalopod
3
slang
: publicity sense 2d
4
informal
: one or more tattoos on a person's body
Whether or not it's your cup of meat, the proliferation of body-art mags suggests that a slew of folks have ink, and they didn't get it from reading the newspaper.—
Albert Mobilio
Albert Mobilio
inked; inking; inks
1
a
: to put ink on
ink a pen
ink a printing block
b
: to draw or write in ink
ink a design
—often used with incarefully inked in the letters
c
: to obliterate with ink
—usually used with out
inked out many lines
2
US, informal
a
: to affix one's signature to : sign sense 2a
an athlete who has inked a new contract
b
: to engage or hire by securing the signature of (someone) on a contract : sign sense 4
… has been inked to do the part of a judge in an HBO special …—Marge Crumbaker
Marge Crumbaker3
informal
: tattoo
… got himself an elaborate tattoo, his first, inked along his right shoulder …—S. L. Price
S. L. PriceKaufman plans on inking a tat to memorialize his accident.—Micah Abrams
Micah AbramsHis heavily muscled arms are inked shoulder to wrist.—Eve Conant
Eve ConantSynonyms
Examples of ink in a Sentence
Noun
Fill out the form using blue or black ink.
The printer is out of ink.
We're using four different inks for this poster.
Verb
They just inked a new partnership agreement.
the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA
Recent Examples on the WebCatherine Santino, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The free exhibition includes scrolls, earthenware, sculptures, and inks on paper of fearsome demons and monsters in their role of either causing havoc on earth or acting as protectors against evil forces and harmful intruders.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the Rangers inked Lafreniere, the 23-year-old left winger, to a slightly higher cap hit of $7.45 million per season per PuckPedia, or $52.15 million in total.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In a joint Instagram post with Do, photos of the new art revealed three butterflies placed on Hewitt's upper left arm in black ink with fine, detailed lines.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The free exhibition includes scrolls, earthenware, sculptures, and inks on paper of fearsome demons and monsters in their role of either causing havoc on earth or acting as protectors against evil forces and harmful intruders.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
In another blow to the major companies, the union has been inking deals with more than 100 other video game companies and developers, which have agreed to the terms that SAG-AFTRA claims to also be proposing to this 10-member bargaining unit of the majors.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the Rangers inked Lafreniere, the 23-year-old left winger, to a slightly higher cap hit of $7.45 million per season per PuckPedia, or $52.15 million in total.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ink. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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ink
1 of 2 noun1
: a usually liquid material for writing or printing
2
: the black protective secretion of a cephalopod
ink
2 of 2 verb1
: to put ink on
2
: to write or draw in ink
inker
noun
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