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Adjective pink has 1 sense

pink, pinkish - of a light shade of red
Antonym: achromatic (indirect, via chromatic)

Noun pink has 2 senses

pink - a light shade of red
--₁ is a kind of chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
--₁ has particulars:
carnation; rose; solferino, purplish pink; yellowish pink, apricot, peach, salmon pink; coral

Derived form: verb pinkify₁

pink, garden pink - any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
--₂ is a kind of flower
--₂ is a member of Dianthus, genus Dianthus
--₂ has particulars:

Verb pink has 3 senses

tap, rap, knock, pink - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
--₁ is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
pink, ping, knock - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
--₂ is one way to sound, go
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
pink - cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
--₃ is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something