unkinkv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪŋk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkɪŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², kink v.²

Etymology: < un- prefix² + kink v.²

1. transitive. To remove a kink or kinks from; to straighten or to stretch out (something previously bent or twisted). Also (and in earliest use) figurative and in figurative contexts.

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the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)]

unfoldc890

evenOE

rightc1275

rectifyc1475

straight1530

unbow1538

straighten1542

unarch1598

uncrisp1598

uncurl1598

undouble1611

untuck1611

unwind1614

bendc1616

unbend1663

unwarp1670

evolve1689

unwrap1859

unkink1891

dekink1957

1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 7 Feb. We see the Journal's effort to unkink itself.

1865 Brisbane Courier 17 Oct. 11/1 Then came a ‘kink’ [in a telegraph cable]. But it was unkinked.

1891 R. Kipling & W. Balestier in Cent. Mag. Dec. 193/1 Tarvin got himself out of the cart, unfolding his long stiffened legs..and unkinking his muscles one by one.

1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus ii. 18 Unkinking the cable behind him on the ground.

1986 Academe 72 74/1 He helps unkink the knots that often form in scholars' hands and heads when they sit down to report their research.

2014 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 7 Sept. (Home section) 2 Use a drop of baby oil on a straight pin to unkink knotted necklace chains.

2. intransitive. To cease to be kinked; to straighten from a bent or twisted position or state. Also (and in earliest use) figurative.

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the world > space > shape > straightness > become straight [verb (intransitive)]

rectify1598

unbend1815

unarch1885

undouble1889

straighten1891

unkink1972

1869 Boston Post 11 Aug. The Harvard boys at Putney are not unkinking as they ought to.

1902 W. L. Anderson Legend McNutt vii. 121 Sandy's hair almost unkinked in the effort to stand on end at hearing the unearthly sound.

1972 C. Short Blue-eyed Boy viii. 82 Gradually my soul began to unkink.

2013 Kuwait Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. I felt my shoulder muscles unkink.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unkink
释义	unkinkv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪŋk/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɪŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², kink v.² Etymology: < un- prefix² + kink v.² 1. transitive. To remove a kink or kinks from; to straighten or to stretch out (something previously bent or twisted). Also (and in earliest use) figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)] unfoldc890 evenOE rightc1275 rectifyc1475 straight1530 unbow1538 straighten1542 unarch1598 uncrisp1598 uncurl1598 undouble1611 untuck1611 unwind1614 bendc1616 unbend1663 unwarp1670 evolve1689 unwrap1859 unkink1891 dekink1957 1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 7 Feb. We see the Journal's effort to unkink itself. 1865 Brisbane Courier 17 Oct. 11/1 Then came a ‘kink’ [in a telegraph cable]. But it was unkinked. 1891 R. Kipling & W. Balestier in Cent. Mag. Dec. 193/1 Tarvin got himself out of the cart, unfolding his long stiffened legs..and unkinking his muscles one by one. 1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus ii. 18 Unkinking the cable behind him on the ground. 1986 Academe 72 74/1 He helps unkink the knots that often form in scholars' hands and heads when they sit down to report their research. 2014 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 7 Sept. (Home section) 2 Use a drop of baby oil on a straight pin to unkink knotted necklace chains. 2. intransitive. To cease to be kinked; to straighten from a bent or twisted position or state. Also (and in earliest use) figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > become straight [verb (intransitive)] rectify1598 unbend1815 unarch1885 undouble1889 straighten1891 unkink1972 1869 Boston Post 11 Aug. The Harvard boys at Putney are not unkinking as they ought to. 1902 W. L. Anderson Legend McNutt vii. 121 Sandy's hair almost unkinked in the effort to stand on end at hearing the unearthly sound. 1972 C. Short Blue-eyed Boy viii. 82 Gradually my soul began to unkink. 2013 Kuwait Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. I felt my shoulder muscles unkink. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1850
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