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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KINK, n. [L. cingo.] The twist of a rope or thread, occasioned by a spontaneous winding of the rope or thread when doubled, that is, by an effort of hard twisted ropes or threads to untwist, they wind about each other.
KING, v.i. To wind into a kink; to twist spontaneously.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: crick, kink, rick, wrick]
2: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: kink, twist, twirl]
3: a person with unusual sexual tastes
4: an eccentric idea
5: a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out" v
1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink]
2: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" [syn: curl, curve, kink]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Dutch; akin to Middle Low German kinke kink Date: 1678 1. a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself 2. a. a mental or physical peculiarity ; eccentricity, quirk b. whim 3. a clever unusual way of doing something 4. a cramp in some part of the body 5. an imperfection likely to cause difficulties in the operation of something 6. unconventional sexual taste or behavior II. verb Date: 1697 intransitive verb to form a kink transitive verb to make a kink in

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a short backward twist in wire or tubing etc. such as may cause an obstruction. b a tight wave in human or animal hair. 2 a mental twist or quirk. --v.intr. & tr. form or cause to form a kink. Etymology: MLG kinke (v.) prob. f. Du. kinken

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kink Kink, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.] 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. 2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] --Cozzens.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kink Kink, n. [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.] A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(kinks, kinking, kinked) 1. A kink is a curve or twist in something which is otherwise or normally straight. ...a tiny black kitten with tufted ears and a kink in her tail. N-COUNT: oft N in n 2. If something kinks or is kinked, it has, or it develops a curve or twist in it. ...her wet hair kinking in the breeze... Care is needed when loading the roll to prevent twisting or kinking the film... VERB: V, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Twist, knot, entanglement. 2. Whim, crotchet, wrinkle.

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