(intransitive) To become pink in color, to redden. / (transitive) To turn (something) pink. / (transitive) To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.

(regional) The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. / (regional) A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.

Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).

To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. / To prick with a sword. / To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.

(now obsolete) A narrow boat.

(informal) Ellipsis of in the pink of health. / (informal) Nude, naked.

plural of pink

flowers in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes called carnations. / The traditional scarlet jacket(s) worn by fox-hunters in the United Kingdom.

simple past tense and past participle of pink

A surname.