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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024kink /kɪŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair:a kink in the telephone cord.
- Pathologya muscular stiffness or soreness:He woke up with a kink in his neck.
- a flaw or imperfection likely to get in the way of the smooth operation of something, as a machine or plan:We have to iron out a few kinks in the plan.
v. - to (cause to) form a kink or kinks, as a rope: [no object]The string seems to kink just when the kite is up in the air.[~ + object]to kink a wire.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kink (kingk),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
v.t., v.i. - to form, or cause to form, a kink or kinks, as a rope.
- Dutch: a twist in a rope
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kink /kɪŋk/ n - 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch: a curl in a rope; compare Middle Low German kinke kink, Old Norse kinka to nod |