ink

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪŋk/

Verb

transitive intransitive of a squid or octopus

(transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink. / (transitive) To sign (a contract or similar document). / (transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone).

Japanese Meaning

（トランジティブ）インクを塗る、付ける。 / （トランジティブ）（契約書などに）署名する。 / （トランジティブ）（誰かに）タトゥーを彫る。

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The artist will ink the sketch to prepare it for coloring.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その画家は着色の準備としてスケッチにインクで線を引く。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To sign (a contract or similar document).

Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS).

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone).

Sense（4）

(intransitive, of a squid or octopus) to eject ink (sense 3)

inks

（ present singular third-person ）

inking

（ participle present ）

inked

（ participle past ）

inked

（ past ）

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