chalk

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Synonyms: chank, chark, chack, calk, chal, chall, chak, halk, chala, chale, schalk

Antonyms: chank, chark, chack, calk, chal, chall, chak, halk, chala, chale, schalk

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|calcium carbonate rock}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} A soft, white, [[powdery]] [[limestone]] (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
2. {{sid|en|chalkboard chalk}} {{lb|en|countable}} A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed [[gypsum]] (calcium sulfate, CaSO{{sub|4}}), that is used for drawing and for writing on a [[blackboard]] ([[chalkboard]]).
3. {{sid|en|tailor's chalk}} {{lb|en|countable}} [[tailor's chalk|Tailor's chalk]].
4. {{sid|en|gymnast's chalk}} {{lb|en|uncountable|climbing|gymnastics}} 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).
5. {{sid|en|airborne group}} {{lb|en|US|military|countable}} A [[platoon]]-sized group of [[airborne]] [[soldier]]s.
6. {{sid|en|favored athlete}} {{lb|en|US|sports|chiefly|basketball|horse racing}} The favorite in a sporting event.
7. {{sid|en|win by a favored athlete}} {{lb|en|US|sports|chiefly|basketball}} The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the [[favored]] competitor will win.

Verb

1. To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a [[billiard]] [[cue]].
2. To record something, as on a [[blackboard]], using chalk.
3. To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
5. To [[manure]] (land) with chalk.
6. To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|suburban village|attached to the east side of|town/Gravesend|bor/Gravesham|co/Kent|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref TQ6773}}. {{defdate|1086}}

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