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• kink — [kiŋk] n. [< Scand, as in Swed & Dan kink, akin to MLowG kinke, Du kink] 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. ☆ a) a mental twist; queer… …   English World dictionary

• Kink — or KINK can refer to: * Kink (sexual), a colloquial term for non normative sexual behavior * KinK , a Canadian documentary television series profiling some of the more unusual edges of human sexuality * KINK FM (101.9) is a radio station in… …   Wikipedia

• kink — (n.) 1670s, a nautical term, from Du. kink twist in a rope (also found in French and Swedish), probably related to O.N. kikna to bend backwards, sink at the knee (see KICK (Cf. kick)). Figurative sense of odd notion, mental twist first recorded… …   Etymology dictionary

• Kink — Kink, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An unreasonable notion;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kink — [n1] bend, twist coil, corkscrew, crimp, crinkle, curl, curve, entanglement, frizz, knot, loop, tangle, wrinkle; concept 436 Ant. line kink [n2] spasm of muscular tissue charley horse*, cramp, crick, knot, muscle spasm, pain, pang, pinch, stab,… …   New thesaurus

• Kink — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kink — ► NOUN 1) a sharp twist or curve in something long and narrow. 2) a flaw or obstacle in a plan or operation. 3) a quirk of character or behaviour. ► VERB ▪ form a kink. ORIGIN Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken to kink …   English terms dictionary

• twist — [n1] curl, spin arc, bend, braid, coil, convolution, curlicue, curve, flourish, hank, helix, jerk, meander, plug, ply, pull, roll, spiral, swivel, torsion, turn, twine, undulation, warp, wind, wrench, yank, zigzag; concepts 738,754 twist [n2]… …   New thesaurus

• kink — I UK [kɪŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms kink : singular kink plural kinks 1) a bend or twist in something that is usually straight There s a kink in the wire. 2) something that is a problem or that seems strange We need time to iron out any… …   English dictionary

• kink — kink1 [ kıŋk ] noun count 1. ) a bend or twist in something that is usually straight: There s a kink in the wire. 2. ) something that is a problem or that seems strange iron/work out the kinks in something to solve all the small problems related… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• kink — An angulation, bend, or twist. Lane k. SYN: Lane band. * * * kink kiŋk n 1) a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself 2) a cramp in some part of the body kink vi to form a kink vt to make a kin …   Medical dictionary