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TOEFL BNC: 5988 COCA: 9095

chalk
1 chalk /ˈtʃɑːk/ noun
plural chalks
1 chalk
/ˈtʃɑːk/
noun
plural chalks
Learner's definition of CHALK
1 
[noncount] : a type of soft, light-colored rock白垩
◊ Chalk is a kind of limestone.白垩是一种石灰岩。
2 
a  [noncount] : a substance that is made into white or colored sticks and used for writing or drawing（白色或彩色的）粉笔
b  [count] : a piece of chalk一支粉笔

not by a long chalk

British
: not at all一点也不；决不

— chalky

/ˈtʃɑːki/ adjective chalkier; chalkiest [also more chalky; most chalky]
2 chalk /ˈtʃɑːk/ verb
chalks; chalked; chalking
2 chalk
/ˈtʃɑːk/
verb
chalks; chalked; chalking
Learner's definition of CHALK
[+ object]
1 
: to write or draw (something) with chalk用粉笔写（或画）
2 
: to mark (something) with chalk用粉笔做记号

chalk up

[phrasal verb]
1 
chalk (something) up or chalk up (something)
: to earn or achieve (something) : to accumulate (something)获得；取得；积累
2 
British : to charge (the cost of drinks or food) to your account to be paid for later把（餐饮费）记在账上
3 
chalk (something) up to (something) chiefly US : to explain (something) by stating its cause : to say that (something) was caused by (something)将…归因于
TOEFL BNC: 5988 COCA: 9095

chalk

1 of 2

noun

ˈchȯk How to pronounce chalk (audio)
1
a
: a soft white, gray, or buff limestone composed chiefly of the shells of foraminifers
b
: a prepared form of chalk or a material resembling chalk especially when used (as for writing on blackboards) as a crayon
2
a
: a mark made with chalk
b
British : a point scored in a game
chalky
ˈchȯ-kē How to pronounce chalk (audio)
adjective

chalk

2 of 2

verb

chalked; chalking; chalks

transitive verb

1
: to write or draw with chalk
2
: to rub or mark with chalk
3
a
: to delineate roughly : sketch
b
: to set down or add up with or as if with chalk : record
—usually used with up
chalk up the totals

intransitive verb

: to become chalky
the paint had begun to chalk

Example Sentences

Noun The teacher handed her a piece of chalk and asked her to write the answer on the chalkboard. He put chalk marks on the stage to show the actors where they should stand. They drew pictures on the sidewalk with colored chalks. Verb She chalked a message on the side of the barn. He chalked the stage to show the actors where they should stand.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Red, white, and blue balloons were inflated and the nicknames of two of the teens were scrawled in yellow and purple chalk on pavement. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022 Scrawled in chalk on the door are figures for mortar shells, smoke shells, shrapnel shells, flares. Andrea Rosa And Jamey Keaten, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2022 Scrawled in chalk on the door are figures for mortar shells, smoke shells, shrapnel shells, flares. John Leicester And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022 Messages were inscribed on posters and in chalk on the sidewalk. New York Times, 4 June 2022 Framed posters show smiling faces, leaning against walls covered with hearts drawn and names written in chalk. Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 June 2022 Veteran contributing artist Eric Drooker chose to depict the tragedy in stark terms: the crime-scene shapes of outlined bodies rendered in chalk — that instrument of would-be classroom innocence. Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Lay out a course around the lawn by marking trees and large rocks in chalk (or use chairs, buckets, or baskets). Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 6 May 2022 People walking their dogs paused to take in the somber scene Tuesday, while other mourners left messages in chalk and with spray paint. oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022
Verb
Big business and government organizations can insist on returning to in-person and chalk any losses up to the Great Resignation. Edward Tuorinsky, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Turn your too-sunny deck or patio into a shady retreat with Peaceful Patios' attached vinyl pergola that won't fade or chalk. Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022 Apple would later reverse that decision and chalk it up to a misunderstanding. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 July 2022 Nonetheless, there are signs throughout the city of small steps forward: chalk messages of #HPStrong on sidewalks, makeshift memorials, and scores of water bottles, coffee and treats for police manning the crime scene. Taylor Glascock And Kristan Lieb For Cnn, CNN, 11 July 2022 If Levin prevails, J Street will chalk it up as a major win. Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2022 So chalk this recent run up to bad luck, bad timing, and finding a bad person. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2022 My instinct, though, is not to decry those differences as evidence of inauthenticity, but rather to chalk them up to a different cultural reality. New York Times, 6 May 2022 But to chalk all this anxiety up to Musk in particular, and to his loose-cannon persona, is to miss the bigger picture. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English cealc, from Latin calc-, calx lime; akin to Greek chalix pebble

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chalk was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing chalk
TOEFL BNC: 5988 COCA: 9095
chalk

noun¹

 1white rock白堊CHALK + NOUN | PHRASES CHALK + NOUN➤bed白堊礦牀▸➤cliff, downs, hill (all especially BrE) 白堊峭壁／丘陵地／山丘▸➤pit, quarry白堊礦坑／開採場PHRASES➤chalk and cheese (BrE) 截然不同◇My two horses are as different as chalk and cheese.我的兩匹馬迥然不同。
chalk

noun²

 2piece of chalk粉筆ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHALK | CHALK + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤coloured/colored, white彩色粉筆；白粉筆◇a box of white chalks一盒白粉筆➤sidewalk (NAmE) 用於在街頭畫圖的粉筆... OF CHALK➤piece, stick一根／一支粉筆CHALK + NOUN➤drawing, line, mark, outline粉筆畫；粉筆線；粉筆記號；粉筆輪廓▸➤dust粉筆灰▸➤board (usually chalkboard) (especially NAmE) 黑板➤talk (NAmE) （在黑板上畫圖作說明的）圖示講解◇He gave a chalk talk on the techniques of making a sale.他作了一個推銷技巧的圖示演講。PREPOSITION➤in chalk用粉筆◇She had scrawled a note in chalk across the board.她用粉筆在黑板上草草地寫了個通知。➤with chalk用粉筆◇to write with chalk用粉筆寫字

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