Definitions for kinkkɪŋk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kinkkɪŋk(n.)
a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair.
a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back.
Category: Pathology
a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the operation of something, as a machine or plan.
a mental twist; notion; whim or crotchet.
an eccentricity or quirk.
(v.i.)to form or cause to form a kink or kinks, as a rope.
Origin of kink:
1670–80; < D: a twist in a rope
Princeton's WordNet
crick, kink, rick, wrick(noun)
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
kink, twist, twirl(noun)
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
kink(noun)
a person with unusual sexual tastes
kink(noun)
an eccentric idea
kink(verb)
a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
"there are still a few kinks to iron out"
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink(verb)
curl tightly
"crimp hair"
curl, curve, kink(verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
kink(noun)ˈkɪŋ dəm
a bend or twist
a kink in the wire
kinkˈkɪŋ dəm
a problem
a kink in the system
Wiktionary
kink(Noun)
A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.
kink(Noun)
A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks.
kink(Noun)
Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
kink(Noun)
A fit of coughing or laughter.
kink(Noun)
A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sineu2013Gordon equation
kink(Verb)
To form a kink.
kink(Verb)
To be formed into a kink.
Webster Dictionary
Kink(noun)
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
Kink(noun)
an unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice
Kink(verb)
to wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread
Kink(noun)
a fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter
Translations for kink
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kink(noun)
a twist or bend, eg in a string, rope etc.
- kinkelAfrikaans

- إلتِواء، إنْحِناءArabic

- чупкаBulgarian

- nóPortuguese (BR)

- smyčkaCzech

- die SchleifeGerman

- knæk; bugtningDanish

- στρίψιμο, κόμποςGreek

- retorcedura, vuelta, rizoSpanish

- krussEstonian

- گوریدگیFarsi

- sykkyräFinnish

- entortillementFrench

- פִּיתוּלHebrew

- बलHindi

- zauzlatiCroatian

- csomóHungarian

- gulunganIndonesian

- snurða, hnökriIcelandic

- piega; nodoItalian

- ねじれJapanese

- 꼬임Korean

- mazgelis, kilpaLithuanian

- cilpa; mezgls; savijumsLatvian

- pintalanMalay

- kinkDutch

- bend, floke, buktNorwegian

- supełPolish

- پيچ وتاب خوردنPersian

- تاو وپيچ خوړلPashto

- nóPortuguese

- nod; răsuciturăRomanian

- перекручиваниеRussian

- slučkaSlovak

- zankaSlovenian

- petljaSerbian

- knut,ögla, kinkSwedish

- ปมThai

- kıvrım, kıvırcıkTurkish

- (繩索的)紐結Chinese (Trad.)

- перекручення; петляUkrainian

- تار یا نلکی کا بلUrdu

- chỗ thắt nútVietnamese

- (绳索的)纽结Chinese (Simp.)

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