chalk en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /t͡ʃɔːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /t͡ʃalk/ non-native speakers' English
- /t͡ʃɔk/ (General-American, Scotland) without the cot–caught merger
- /t͡ʃolk/ non-native speakers' English
- /t͡ʃɑk/ General American, cot–caught merger, some Canada dialects
- /t͡ʃɒk/ Canada, some US dialects
- chôk
- /t͡ʃoːk/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin calxbor. Proto-West Germanic *kalk Old English ċealc Middle English chalk English chalk Inherited from Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), again borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”). Doublet of calx and cauk.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
- (countable) 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) Tailor's chalk.
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(uncountable) 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).
when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag
- (US, countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
- (US, countable, uncountable) The favorite in a sporting event.
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(US, countable, uncountable) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win.
Instead, he played the chalk and selected the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
2008 March 24, Jason Bauman, “Non-news of the week: Obama picks North Carolina”, in Beacon-News, Aurora, Illinois, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2012, retrieved 19 Mar 2009: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.
1995 April 6, “Notes on a Scorecard”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2012, retrieved 19 Mar 2009, page C3: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.
1982 March 22, Phil Musick, “And the pick here is - Georgetown over Houston”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chalks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chaulk | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pavement chalk · chalk eater · chalk-eating weasel · chalk-white · chalk stream · lifting chalk · Chalk Farm · rechalk · chalky · chalk line · chalk and cheese · walk the chalk mark · chalk bass · Spanish chalk · chalker · chalkbrood · calabash chalk · weightlifting chalk · chalkdust · chalk mixture · different as chalk and cheese · hand chalk · chalkpit · chalk maple · chalk and talk · chalkland · chalk lettuce · chalklike · chalkboard · chrysochalk · chalkware · Briançon chalk · bechalk · chalk for cheese · chalken · chalk box · walk the chalk line · nitrochalk · ball of chalk · chalk fish · gymnastics chalk · chalk full · red chalk · by a long chalk · chalk player · hair chalk · chalk talk · walk the chalk · chalkstone · French chalk · chalk bag · chalkless · warchalk · black chalk · sidewalk chalk · gym chalk · chalkable
Descendants
ಚಾಕ್ · チャコ · ṣọ́ọ̀kì · íshóki · チョーク · chaki · चक · ชอล์ก · chooek · choko
Relateds
Translations (288)
grc γύψος (soft, white, powdery limestone) · br kleiz (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ota تباشیر (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nv bee naʼadzooí (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nb kritt (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · prs گَچ (soft, white, powdery limestone) · pdt Kjried (soft, white, powdery limestone) · bg кре́да (soft, white, powdery limestone) · az tabaşir (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · id kapur (soft, white, powdery limestone) · vi phấn (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sl kreda (soft, white, powdery limestone) · uz boʻr (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nl pof (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · eo kreto (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · es gis (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · te సుద్దముక్క (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · hi चूना (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · tg бӯр (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mk вар (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ang ċealc (soft, white, powdery limestone) · lt kreida (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ur کَھڑِیا (soft, white, powdery limestone) · id kapur (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ne खरीमट्टी (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mn цэрд (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · km ដីស (soft, white, powdery limestone) · uk кре́йда (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · vi phấn viết (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · be крэ́йда (soft, white, powdery limestone) · cy sialc (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · de Kreide (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · sty упта (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · crh bor (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nn krit (soft, white, powdery limestone) · udi мацӏикӏул (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tr tebeşir (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mhr пор (soft, white, powdery limestone) · el κιμωλία (soft, white, powdery limestone) · fr craie (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mdf пур (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ca creta (soft, white, powdery limestone) · it gessetto (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · he גִּיר (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · iba chok (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · cv пурӑ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mer choka (soft, white, powdery limestone) · lmo creia (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nv dleesh (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tg бӯр (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tg табошир (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · luy echokaa (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tt оба (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · es creta (soft, white, powdery limestone) · is magnesíum (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · udi мацӏикӏул (soft, white, powdery limestone) · eu klera (soft, white, powdery limestone) · mn шохой (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · la crēta (soft, white, powdery limestone) · yo ṣọ́ọ̀kì (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mr खडू (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mhr пор (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ru мел (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · sw chaki (soft, white, powdery limestone) · cmn 粉筆 /粉笔 (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · cs křída (soft, white, powdery limestone) · yi קרײַד (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nn krit (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fi liitu (soft, white, powdery limestone) · hy կավիճ (soft, white, powdery limestone) · et kriit (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · csb kreda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · bg кре́да (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · sah миэл (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tg гач (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ckb گەچ (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nrf craie (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mk креда (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ca magnèsia (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · fo krit (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · my မြေဖြူခဲ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ki shokaa (soft, white, powdery limestone) · gl xiz (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ur چاک (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · eo kreto (soft, white, powdery limestone) · da kridt (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · cs křída (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ckb گەچ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · alt обо (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · es clarión (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · vi phấn (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fur ges (soft, white, powdery limestone) · hsb kryda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · egl żass (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ba бур (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ru мел (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ps تباشير (soft, white, powdery limestone) · pl kreda (soft, white, powdery limestone) · uli chooek (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · sk krieda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ast xiz (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · lo ປູນ (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ro cretă (soft, white, powdery limestone) · arz تباشير (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ur چُونا (soft, white, powdery limestone) · es tiza (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ug بور (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ka ცარცი (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fa-ira گَچ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fo krit (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nap creta (soft, white, powdery limestone) · fa-ira گَچ (soft, white, powdery limestone) · rsk крейда (soft, white, powdery limestone) · xal церд (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ja 白墨 (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fi liitukivi (soft, white, powdery limestone) · oc greda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ml ചോക്ക് (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · om boronqii (soft, white, powdery limestone) · hi खड़िया (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · prs گَچ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · br kleiz (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sh vápno (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ba аҡбур (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · es pizarrín (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · lt kreida (soft, white, powdery limestone) · lv krīts (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ms kapur (soft, white, powdery limestone) · myv пор (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ja チョーク (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · gv kelk (soft, white, powdery limestone) · hi खड़िया (soft, white, powdery limestone) · el κιμωλία (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · kam chokaa (soft, white, powdery limestone) · es magnesio (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · cy sialc (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sh кре́да (soft, white, powdery limestone) · fi liitu (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · es tizate (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · udi кӏавучӏ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · is krítarsteinn (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nb kritt (soft, white, powdery limestone) · wym krajd (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mi tioka (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · be мел (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ga cailc (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tl yeso (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · vot melto (soft, white, powdery limestone) · it creta (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sw chaki (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · pms creja (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ka ცარცი (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tt акбур (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ko 백악 (soft, white, powdery limestone) · lb Kräid (soft, white, powdery limestone) · hu kréta (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · sl kreda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · lv krīts (soft, white, powdery limestone) · it gesso (soft, white, powdery limestone) · fi liitu (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · el τεμπεσίρι (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · hi चाक (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · uz boʻr (soft, white, powdery limestone) · wym krajd (soft, white, powdery limestone) · mrj пор (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nl magnesium (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · eu klariona (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tr tebeşir (soft, white, powdery limestone) · vi phấn viết bảng (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · mer ckoka (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nl krijtgesteente (soft, white, powdery limestone) · pl magnezja (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · pt giz (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tt бур (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · pt gesso (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sq shkumës (soft, white, powdery limestone) · hu kréta (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ckb تەباشیر (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ms kapur (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · udm бур (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · alt обо (soft, white, powdery limestone) · csb kreda (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ru мело́к (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · te సుద్ద (soft, white, powdery limestone) · de Kreide (soft, white, powdery limestone) · pl kreda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ne चूना (soft, white, powdery limestone) · az təbaşir (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ps تباشير (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · eu klera (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · km ដីស (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · lo ສໍຂາວ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · hi चाक (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ky бор (soft, white, powdery limestone) · nl kalk (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · yi קרײַד (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tl tisa (soft, white, powdery limestone) · be крэ́йда (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ky бор (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nl krijtje (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fi magnesium (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · egl źas (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tl tisa (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · gd cailc (soft, white, powdery limestone) · fr magnésie (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · xal церд (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tg табошир (soft, white, powdery limestone) · lij tæra róssa (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sh ва́пно (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sk krieda (soft, white, powdery limestone) · dsb krida (soft, white, powdery limestone) · az təbaşir (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tg гач (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ast tiza (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · be мел (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ja 白亜 (soft, white, powdery limestone) · es tiza (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · kpv мел (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tk hek (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · yo ṣọ́ọ̀kì (soft, white, powdery limestone) · de Magnesiapulver (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · kw krey (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sv krita (soft, white, powdery limestone) · az ağdaş (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sq shkumës (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ko 분필 (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · hi चूना (soft, white, powdery limestone) · kk бор (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · gd cailc (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ast xiz (soft, white, powdery limestone) · egl gess (soft, white, powdery limestone) · bn সফেদ (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tl yeso (soft, white, powdery limestone) · mrj пор (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nrf craie (soft, white, powdery limestone) · th หินดินสอพอง (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ga cailc (soft, white, powdery limestone) · krl miela (soft, white, powdery limestone) · vro kriit' (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ar طَبْشُورَة (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · cmn 白堊 /白垩 (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tt оба (soft, white, powdery limestone) · mk креда (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · es yaramme (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · vi đá phấn (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ast tiz (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · sh кре́да (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · oc greda (soft, white, powdery limestone) · af kryt (soft, white, powdery limestone) · is krít (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · bn সফেদা (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ur چاک (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sh kréda (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · kl allaat (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sh kréda (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ba бур (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ba аҡбур (soft, white, powdery limestone) · tk mel (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · tr magnezyum (white powdery substance used for grip in climbing, weight-lifting and gymnastics) · uk кре́йда (soft, white, powdery limestone) · th ชอล์ก (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · fr craie (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ro cretă (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ur کَھڑِیا (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · bn চক (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · arz تباشير (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ne चक (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nl krijt (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sv krita (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · id kapur tulis (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · udm бур (soft, white, powdery limestone) · sty упта (soft, white, powdery limestone) · kk бор (soft, white, powdery limestone) · ms kapur tulis (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · gl xiz (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ca guix (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · kpv мел (soft, white, powdery limestone) · et kriit (soft, white, powdery limestone) · lb Kräid (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · bg тебеши́р (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · dsb krida (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · izh mela (soft, white, powdery limestone) · af kryt (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ug بور (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · hy կավիճ (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · nl krijt (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) · ar طَبْشُورَة (soft, white, powdery limestone) · da kridt (soft, white, powdery limestone)