kink

kink

K0071400 (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.

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[Dutch, twist in a rope.]

kink

(kɪŋk) n1. a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight2. a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm3. a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project4. a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk5. informal Brit a sexual deviation6. US a clever or unusual ideavbto form or cause to form a kink[C17: from Dutch: a curl in a rope; compare Middle Low German kinke kink, Old Norse kinka to nod]

kink

(kɪŋk)
n. 1. a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair. 2. a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back. 3. a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the operation of something, as a machine or plan. 4. a mental twist; notion; whim or crotchet. 5. an eccentricity or quirk. v.t., v.i. 6. to form or cause to form a kink or kinks, as a rope. [1670–80; < Dutch: a twist in a rope]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kink - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)crick, rick, wrickBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomcramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
	2.	kink - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tighttwirl, twistcrease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
	3.	kink - a person with unusual sexual tastesindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	kink - an eccentric ideaidea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
	5.	kink - a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out"difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
Verb	1.	kink - curl tightly; "crimp hair"frizz, kink up, frizzle, crape, crimpcurl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
	2.	kink - form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"curl, curvechange surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

kink

noun1. twist, bend, wrinkle, knot, tangle, coil, corkscrew, entanglement, crimp, frizz a tiny black kitten with tufted ears and a kink in her tail2. quirk, eccentricity, foible, idiosyncrasy, whim, fetish, vagary, singularity, crotchet What kink did he have in his character?3. flaw, difficulty, defect, complication, tangle, knot, hitch, imperfection working out the kinks of a potential trade agreement

Translations

纽结

kink

(kiŋk) noun a twist or bend, eg in a string, rope etc. (繩索的)紐結 （绳索的）纽结 kinky adjective (hair) with a lot of small curls. 卷曲的 卷曲的