Kink has 11 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
2
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
3
a person with unusual sexual tastes
5
a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
"there are still a few kinks to iron out"
6
A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
7
A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
Verb
1
curl tightly
"crimp hair"
2
form a curl, curve, or kink
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
Example Sentences
"there are still a few kinks to iron out"
noun
"crimp hair"
verb
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
verb
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