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English noun: kink | |||
| 1. | kink (state) a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | ||
| Synonyms | crick, rick, wrick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cramp, muscle spasm, spasm | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | kink (shape) a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight | ||
| Synonyms | twirl, twist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | ||
| 3. | kink (person) a person with unusual sexual tastes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 4. | kink (cognition) an eccentric idea | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||
| 5. | kink (cognition) a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation | ||
| Samples | There are still a few kinks to iron out. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | difficulty | ||
English verb: kink | |||
| 1. | kink (contact) curl tightly | ||
| Samples | Crimp hair. | ||
| Examples | They kink their hair | ||
| Synonyms | crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curl, wave | ||
| 2. | kink (change) form a curl, curve, or kink | ||
| Samples | The cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling. | ||
| Synonyms | curl, curve | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
| Entail | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | ||
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