a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back.
a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the successful operation of something, as a machine or plan: There are still a few kinks to be worked out of the plan before we start production.
a mental twist; notion; whim or crotchet.
Slang.
bizarre or unconventional sexual preferences or behavior.
a person characterized by such preferences or behavior.
verb (used with or without object)
to form, or cause to form, a kink or kinks, as a rope.
Origin of kink
1670–80; <Dutch: a twist in a rope
OTHER WORDS FROM kink
un·kink,verb
Words nearby kink
King William's War, kingwood, kinin, kininogen, kininogenase, kink, Kinkaid, Kinkaid Act, Kinkaider, kinkajou, kinkle
Musk acknowledged that not all of the kinks have been worked out of the planned battery improvements.
Tesla lays out path to an electric car cheap enough for most people|dzanemorris|September 23, 2020|Fortune
While Apple is still working through some kinks that have allowed third-party cookies to work in some instances when the feature is switched on, all browsers on iOS and iPad OS will have ITP switched on by the end of the year.
This, combined with the fact that you’re yanking on random stuff, causes kinks in the cable, which make it even less friendly to wind.
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Despite some kinks, the text predictor is already really good.
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The story doesn’t quite end there though, because stellar history has some curious kinks in it, associated with the actual formation of stars in the first place.
The Universe Has Made Almost All the Stars It Will Ever Make - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Caleb Scharf|August 19, 2020|Nautilus
Indeed--she has helped educate the world on the titillating culture of kink.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2011, Rihanna vocalized her own taste for kink in her hit single SM.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the one hand, she was anxious about her colleagues knowing about her kink.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those needs varied depending on where respondents were in the kink universe.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes she sees clients who are ambivalent about their kink identities.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His leg, just then, seemed to get a kink in it, as he said afterward.
The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp|Laura Lee Hope
It is a point of honour among us to know every kink and crotchet of day-to-day working.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee
There was a kink in my leader about one inch above the hook.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
I believe he's a great man manqué because of a sort of kink in his temperament.
The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens
I gae a sklent wi my ee to Daniel Roy Macpherson, an he was leaned ower the back o the seat, and fan into a kink o laughing.
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2)|James Hogg
British Dictionary definitions for kink
kink
/ (kɪŋk) /
noun
a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight
a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm
a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project
a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk
Britishinformala sexual deviation
USa clever or unusual idea
verb
to form or cause to form a kink
Word Origin for kink
C17: from Dutch: a curl in a rope; compare Middle Low German kinke kink, Old Norse kinka to nod