ink

/ɪŋk/
verb
  1. To sign a document, especially a contract, with ink.
    • The two companies will ink the deal tomorrow morning.
    • The player inked a new agreement with the team just before the season started.
    • She inked a three-year contract with the record label.
  2. To cover or mark something with ink.
    • Be careful not to ink your fingers when you refill the pen.
    • He inked the stamp and pressed it onto the envelope.
    • The printer inked the paper with a bright red logo.
  3. To tattoo someone or something.
    • He spent hours being inked by the master tattooist.
    • The artist inked a dragon on his client's shoulder.
    • She got her wrist inked with a small flower design.
noun
  1. A colored liquid used for writing, drawing, or printing.
    • He spilled ink all over his homework and had to start over.
    • She dipped her pen into the bottle of blue ink.
    • The printer ran out of black ink, so I need to buy a new cartridge.
  2. A dark fluid secreted by some sea creatures, such as octopuses and squid, used to confuse predators.
    • When threatened, a squid shoots ink into the water to hide its escape.
    • The diver watched as the cuttlefish squirted ink and vanished.
    • The octopus released a cloud of ink to escape from the shark.
  3. Tattoo ink; the pigment used in tattooing.
    • She has beautiful ink on her back from a famous tattooist.
    • He got some new ink on his arm over the weekend.
    • The artist mixed different colors of ink for the tattoo design.
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