zinken
/ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩/ verb C2- mark · Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken. Card sharps are well-known to mark their cards.· Er zinkte Buben und Asse. He marked jacks and aces.
- mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.) · Die Sache kam ans Licht, weil einer von ihnen gezinkt hatte. The affair came to light because one of them had given [them or information, etc.] away.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- zinken
- Present (er)
- zinkt
- Präteritum (er)
- zinkte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gezinkt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu zinken
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