PINK

• (noun) a light shade of red

• (noun) a person with mildly leftist political views

  synonyms : pinko

• (noun) any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

  synonyms : garden pink

• (verb) cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : knock , ping

• (verb) make light, repeated taps on a surface

  "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

  synonyms : knock , rap , tap

• (adj.) of a light shade of red

  synonyms : pinkish

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