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The definition of a kink is a bend or curl in something that is usually straight, an ache or cramp in a muscle or an unusual mannerism.
(noun)- An example of a kink is a sharp bend in a piece of unwrapped wire.
- An example of a kink is neck pain from sleeping in a strange position.
- An example of a kink is always responding with a whistle when people say hello to you.
Kink is defined as to make bends in something that is usually straight.
(verb)An example of kink is using a crimping iron on your hair.
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See kink in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a short twist, curl, or bend in a thread, rope, hair, wire, etc.
- a painful muscle spasm or cramp in the neck, back, etc.; crick
- ☆
- a mental twist; queer notion; whim; eccentricity
- a quirk; peculiarity
- a difficulty or defect in a plan or process
Origin: < 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
See kink in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, as one caused by the tensing of a looped section of wire.
- A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck or back; a crick.
- A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
- A mental peculiarity; a quirk.
- An unusual or eccentric idea.
- Slang Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.
Origin:
Origin: Dutch, twist in a rope
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