kink
a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself: The kink in the hose was restricting the water flow.
a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back: The kink in my neck was making it difficult to turn my head at all.
a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the successful operation of something, such as a machine or plan: There are still a few kinks to be worked out of the design before we start production.
Slang.
unconventional sexual preferences or behavior collectively.
a particular sexual preference or behavior that is unconventional.
a person characterized by such preferences or behavior; kinkster.
a mental twist; notion; whim.
to form or cause to form a twist or curl, as in a rope: The high tensile steel wire ensures the product will not kink in the sharpest bend.
Origin of kink
1Other words from kink
- un·kink, verb
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How to use kink in a sentence
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 | FortuneWhile 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.
Apple’s latest anti-tracking changes present fresh headache for publishers | Lara O'Reilly | September 21, 2020 | DigidayThis, combined with the fact that you’re yanking on random stuff, causes kinks in the cable, which make it even less friendly to wind.
Six ways to make your ATV even more rugged | By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceDespite some kinks, the text predictor is already really good.
What the commoditization of search engine technology with GPT-3 means for Google and SEO | Manick Bhan | August 21, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe 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.
In 2011, Rihanna vocalized her own taste for kink in her hit single SM.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThose 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 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes 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 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery pull in the shoulders, every hitch in the back, every kink in the sleeves makes me a profound materialist.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThere resulted a kink in his nature, a contradiction that appears repeatedly, not only in his life, but in his writings.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceHe stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. RichmondShort by comparison with the English cat, thin throughout, a little thicker towards the base, without any break or kink.
Our Cats and All About Them | Harrison WeirFirst the pack, as packs sometimes will for no visible reason, developed a kink that galled his shoulders obstinately.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for kink
/ (kɪŋk) /
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
British informal a sexual deviation
US a clever or unusual idea
to form or cause to form a kink
Origin of kink
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