chalk

[US]/tʃɔːk/
[UK]/tʃɔːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. write with chalk; erase with chalk powder; record; plan
n. chalk; white powdery limestone; mark made with chalk.

Phrases & Collocations

white chalk

chalkboard

chalk dust

chalk outline

chalk writing

broken chalk

chalk holder

chalk piece

chalk stain

dustless chalk

chalk it up

french chalk

chalk up

Example Sentences

Chalk that up to experience.

Chalk and cheese are disparate substances.

a chalk pit where cowslips bloomed.

chalked my name on the blackboard.

The chalk jarred against the blackboard.

Rub out chalk marks with an eraser.

I can’t bear the sound of chalk scraping on a blackboard.

Although they are twins, temperamentally they are as like as chalk to cheese.

I chalked my sleeplessness up to nerves.

the chalk cliffs are mainly sheer with little vegetation.

a sidewalk fruit stand; sidewalk chalk artists.

She chalked out a design on the blackboard.

The general chalked out his plan of attack.

We shall chalk up his good points.

he has chalked up a box office success.

her fingers were grained with chalk dust.

the snakebitten space shuttle chalked up a fourth launch delay.

It’s hard to imagine that Mark and John are brothers—they’re like chalk and cheese.

Real-world Examples

Will a black chalk chalk on a white blackboard?

Source: English tongue twisters

She was so generous to offer us the chalk.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

I always wanted to throw those little chalks at their heads. Ugh!

Source: American English dialogue

But I actually didn't have any chalk, so I sort of dismissed it.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

And there's fresh chalk on the blackboard in case of any late-night epiphanies.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 2

659. The systematic items stem from the walker's talk about the chalk.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

No dude, not by a long chalk.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Someone hit her with a piece of chalk.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

What is the main ingredient in chalkboard chalk?

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

You have chalk on your face.

Source: Friends Season 3

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