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Kink

Kink Meaning & Definition
Kink Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kink?

[n] a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
[v] form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved"
[v] put a kink in
[v] curl tightly, of hair

Synonyms | Synonyms for Kink: crape | crimp | curl | curve | frizz | frizzle | kink up | twirl | twist

Related Terms | Find terms related to Kink: acute pain | birthmark | bite | blackhead | bleb | blemish | blister | boring pain | boutade | brainstorm | bug | bulla | capriccio | caprice | catch | charley horse | check | cicatrix | cicatrize | cirrus | coil | comedo | complication | conceit | corkscrew | crack | cramp | cramps | crank | crater | craze | crazy idea | crick | crimp | crinkle | crisp | crotchet | curl | curlicue | darting pain | deface | defacement | defect | defection | deficiency | deform | deformation | deformity | difficulty | disfiguration | disfigure | disfigurement | distort | distortion | drawback | eccentricity | evolute | fad | failing | failure | fancy | fantastic notion | fantasy | fault | faute | flaw | flimflam | foible | fool notion | frailty | freak | freakish inspiration | freckle | fulgurant pain | girdle pain | gnawing | griping | gyre | harebrained idea | helix | hemangioma | hickey | hitch | hole | humor | idiosyncrasy | imperfection | inadequacy | infirmity | involute | jumping pain | keloid | knot | lancinating pain | lentigo | little problem | maggot | mar | megrim | milium | mole | needle scar | nevus | nip | notion | pang | paroxysm | passing fancy | pimple | pinch | pit | pock | pockmark | port-wine mark | port-wine stain | prick | problem | pustule | quirk | rift | ringlet | roll | scab | scar | scarify | scratch | screw | scroll | sebaceous cyst | seizure | sharp pain | shoot | shooting | shooting pain | shortcoming | snag | something missing | spasm | spiral | split | stab | stabbing pain | stitch | strawberry mark | sty | swirl | taint | tangle | tendril | thrill | throes | tormen | toy | track | tweak | twinge | twirl | twist | twitch | vagary | verruca | vesicle | volute | volution | vortex | vulnerable place | wale | warp | wart | weak link | weak point | weakness | weal | welt | wen | whim | whimsy | whim-wham | whirl | whitehead | whorl | wrench | wrinkle

See Also | bend | bend | change surface | crease | crimp | curl | deform | distort | flexure | fold | plication | turn | twine | twist | twist | wave

Kink In Webster's Dictionary

\Kink\, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.] 1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord. 2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] --Cozzens.
\Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kinking}.] To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
\Kink\, n. [Cf. {Chincough}, {Kink-haust}.] A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]

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