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Definitions for Kink

[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 . bizarre or unconventional sexual preferences or behavior. a person characterized by such preferences or behavior.
[6] to form, or cause to form, a kink or kinks, as a rope.
[7] a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight
[8] a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm
[9] a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project
[10] a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk
[11] British informal a sexual deviation
[12] US a clever or unusual idea
[13] to form or cause to form a kink

Words related to Kink

crimp, wrinkle, flaw, imperfection, hitch, quirk, curve, entanglement, knot, crinkle, coil, curl, tangle, loop, corkscrew, frizz, cramp, pain, stitch, pinch

Words nearby Kink

kingwana, kingwood, kinin, kininogen, kininogenase, kink, kinkaid, kinkaid act, kinkaider, kinkajou, kinkle

Origin of Kink

1670–80; < Dutch: a twist in a rope

Other words from Kink

un·kink , verb

Word origin for Kink

C17: from Dutch: a curl in a rope; compare Middle Low German kinke kink, Old Norse kinka to nod

Synonyms for Kink

crimp, wrinkle, coil, corkscrew, crinkle, curl, curve, entanglement, frizz, knot, loop, tangle