kink
    n 1: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back
         (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: crick, kink,
         rick, wrick]
    2: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
       pulled tight [syn: kink, twist, twirl]
    3: a person with unusual sexual tastes
    4: an eccentric idea
    5: a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still
       a few kinks to iron out"
    v 1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape,
         frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink]
    2: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at
       the ceiling" [syn: curl, curve, kink]

Kink \Kink\, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
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   1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a
      spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop
      or curl; a doubling in a cord.
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   2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
      [Colloq.] --Cozzens.
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Kink \Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Kinking.]
   To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon
   itself, as a rope or thread.
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Kink \Kink\, n. [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]
   A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.
   [Scot.]
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