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kink

  [kingk]
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–noun
1. a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
2. a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back.
3. 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.
4. a mental twist; notion; whim or crotchet.
5. Slang.
a. bizarre or unconventional sexual preferences or behavior.
b. a person characterized by such preferences or behavior.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6. to form, or cause to form, a kink or kinks, as a rope.
Origin:
1670–80; < D: a twist in a rope
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kink   (kĭngk)   
n.  

  1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, as one caused by the tensing of a looped section of wire.

  2. A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck or back; a crick.

  3. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

  4. A mental peculiarity; a quirk.

  5. An unusual or eccentric idea.

  6. Slang Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.

intr. & tr.v.   kinked, kink·ing, kinks
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.

[Dutch, twist in a rope.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1kink
Pronunciation: 'ki[ng]k
Function: noun
1 : a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something uponitself
2 : a cramp in some part of the body

Main Entry: 2kink
Function: intransitive verb
: to form a kink kink transitive senses
: to make a kink in kinked and shut off —Benjamin Spock>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

kink (kĭngk)
n.

  1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material.

  2. A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck; a crick.

  3. A mental peculiarity; a quirk.

  4. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.

v. kinked, kink·ing, kinks
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.

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