noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/sɪŋk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɪŋk
homophone: sink
homophone: cinque
homophone: synch
homophone: zinc
CMU ARPABET:S IH1 NG K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Harmony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, usually
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
Our cloud storage automatically syncs your files to all your devices.
He synced his phone to the laptop to transfer data about the field trip.
Meaning relationships
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract