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kink Definition

kink (kiŋk)

noun

  1. a short twist, curl, or bend in a thread, rope, hair, wire, etc.
  2. a painful muscle spasm or cramp in the neck, back, etc.; crick
  3. ☆
    1. a mental twist; queer notion; whim; eccentricity
    2. a quirk; peculiarity
  4. a difficulty or defect in a plan or process

Etymology: < Scand, as in Swed & Dan kink, akin to MLowG kinke, Du kink

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to form or cause to form a kink or kinks
kink Synonyms

kink

n.

  1. A twist

    curl, tangle, crimp, crinkle; see curl, curve 1.

  2. A muscle spasm

    cramp, knot, twinge, crick; see pain 2.

  3. An eccentricity

    notion, whim, peculiarity; see quirk.

  4. A difficulty

    hitch, defect, complication; see difficulty 1, impediment 1.

kink Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • remove: This will hold the weights and also removes any kinks.
  • put: Byrd then cut a piece of 0.5mm wire into lengths of about 5 inches, into one of which Geller apparently put a kink.
  • have: The reformed scheme simply has a kink in the formula.
  • get: Cloning can offer to entertain themselves get the kinks the news by.
  • do: The manufacturer claims that this device does not kink your rope and after 6 months on test I can not dismiss this claim.
  • cause: This is because certain amino acids cause kinks in the chain, causing it to double back on itself or go at an angle.

Preposition: at

  • end: Perfect hock length tail, articulated all the way with a small kink at the end.

Adjective modifier

  • slight: It is possible to see where each of these tunnels met as there is a slight kink in the line.
  • few: While the surface of the DVD is great, there are a few kinks when you dive in.
  • left: The next left kink is taken just about flat at around 100 mph.
  • little: Some little kink in me might have set me off on the wrong road.
  • small: From checkpoints 3 to 4 you have a nice long straight with only a small kink in the middle.
  • sharp: At Fuller's house, Uri stroked the three wires in his usual manner and produced sharp kinks in each.

Modifies a noun

  • multiple: One person who chicken is cooked kink multiple wearing.
  • test: The respondents did not see any advantage in simplification of the rules or early termination of the obligation to apply the kink test.

Noun used with modifier

  • tail: Is Seismosaurus ' s tail kink a feature of that genus, or simply damage that afflicted the only known specimen?
  • path: The general route of the path kinks to the right after the stream.

Preposition: in

  • road: Only the slight hump and kink in the road now indicate where the canal bridge once stood.
  • line: It is possible to see where each of these tunnels met as there is a slight kink in the line.
  • middle: From checkpoints 3 to 4 you have a nice long straight with only a small kink in the middle.