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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pink1 /pɪŋk/USA pronunciation   n., adj., -er, -est. 
n. 
  1. [uncountable] a color that varies from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
  2. Plant Biology[countable] a plant, as the clove pink or carnation, or its flower.
  3. in the pink, in the highest form or degree of health:The economy is in the pink again.
  4. Government[countable][Slang](disparaging).
    • a person with somewhat left-wing political opinions.

adj. 
  1. of the color pink.
  2. Government[Slang](disparaging).
    • holding left-wing political opinions.

pink2 /pɪŋk/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to pierce with a rapier or the like;
    stab.
  2. Clothingto cut (fabric) with a notched pattern, so as to prevent fraying.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pink1  (pingk),USA pronunciation n., adj., -er, -est. 
n. 
  1. a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
  2. Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Dianthus, as the clove pink or carnation. Cf. pink family. 
  3. Plant Biologythe flower of such a plant;
    carnation.
  4. the highest form or degree;
    prime:a runner in the pink of condition.
  5. Government, Slang Terms(often cap.) Also, pinko. Slang (disparaging). a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
  6. [Business Informal.]a carbon copy, as of a sales slip or invoice, made on pink tissue paper.
  7. pinks:
    • Sport[Fox Hunting.]See pink coat. 
    • Militarypinkish-tan gabardine trousers formerly worn by military officers as part of the dress uniform.
  8. the scarlet color of hunting pinks.

adj. 
  1. of the color pink:pink marble.
  2. Government, Slang Terms[Slang](disparaging). holding, or regarded as holding, mildly leftist views, esp. in politics.
  3. Idioms tickled pink. See tickle (def. 8).
  • origin, originally uncertain 1565–75
pink′ness, n. 

pink2  (pingk),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to pierce with a rapier or the like;
    stab.
  2. Clothingto finish at the edge with a scalloped, notched, or other ornamental pattern.
  3. Clothingto punch (cloth, leather, etc.) with small holes or figures for ornament.
  4. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Dial.]to adorn or ornament, esp. with scalloped edges or a punched-out pattern.
  • Middle English pynken to prick, derivative of Old English pinca point, itself derivative of pinn pin 1275–1325

pink3  (pingk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa vessel with a pink stern.
Also, pinky. Cf. pink stern. 
  • Middle Dutch pinke fishing boat
  • late Middle English pinck 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pink / pɪŋk/
  1. any of a group of colours with a reddish hue that are of low to moderate saturation and can usually reflect or transmit a large amount of light; a pale reddish tint
  2. pink cloth or clothing: dressed in pink
  3. any of various Old World plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, such as D. plumarius (garden pink), cultivated for their fragrant flowers
    See also carnation1
  4. any of various plants of other genera, such as the moss pink
  5. the flower of any of these plants
  6. the highest or best degree, condition, etc (esp in the phrases in the pink of health, in the pink)
  7. a huntsman's scarlet coat
  8. a huntsman who wears a scarlet coat
  1. of the colour pink
  2. left-wing
  3. of or relating to homosexuals or homosexuality: the pink vote
  4. (of a huntsman's coat) scarlet or red
  1. (intransitive)
    another word for knock7
Etymology: 16th Century (the flower), C18 (the colour): perhaps a shortening of pinkeyeˈpinkishˈpinknessˈpinky
pink / pɪŋk/ (transitive)
  1. to prick lightly with a sword or rapier
  2. to decorate (leather, cloth, etc) with a perforated or punched pattern
  3. to cut with pinking shears
Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps of Low German origin; compare Low German pinken to peck
pink / pɪŋk/
  1. a sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging transom
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch pinke, of obscure origin
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