<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to make such a sound.</li><li>to move with such sounds: The old jalopy clanked up the hill.</li><li>(used with object) to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision: He clanked the shovel against the pail.</li><li>to place, put, set, etc., with a clank: to clank the cell door shut.</li></ul>