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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.
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
1. a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight
2. a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm
3. a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project
4. a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk
5. informal Brit a sexual deviation
6. US a clever or unusual idea
to 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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
6. to form or cause to form a kink or kinks, as a rope.
[1670–80; < Dutch: a twist in a rope]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Britain , 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 Kingdom
cramp , muscle spasm , spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
crease , 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"
individual , mortal , person , somebody , someone , soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
idea , thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
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"
curl , wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
1. twist , bend , wrinkle , knot , tangle , coil , corkscrew , entanglement , crimp , frizz a tiny black kitten with tufted ears and a kink in her tail
2. 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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
A. N ( in rope etc ) → retorcedura f , vuelta f ; ( in hair ) → onda f ; ( in paper ) → arruga f , pliegue m ( fig ) ( emotional, psychological ) → manía f , trauma m ; ( sexual ) → perversión f
B. VI → enroscarse ; [ hair ] → ondularse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
[ rope ] → entortillement m to work out the kinks in sth → démêler l'écheveau de qch
(in hair) I'm trying to get the kinks out of my hair → J'essaie de rendre mes cheveux moins crépus .
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
(in rope etc) → Knick m , → Schlaufe f ; (in hair) → Welle f ; to work out or iron out the kink s (fig) → die Sache geradebiegen (inf)
(= mental peculiarity) → Schrulle f , → Tick m (inf) ; (sexual) → abartige Veranlagung
vi (rope) → Schlaufen bilden , sich verdrehen ; (hair) → sich wellen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
1. n ( in rope ) → attorcigliamento ; ( in hair ) → riccio ( fig ) ( emotional, psychological, sexual ) → aberrazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
a twist or bend, eg in a string, rope etc . kinkel إلتِواء، إنْحِناء чупка nó smyčka die Schleife knæk; bugtning στρίψιμο , κόμπος retorcedura, vuelta , rizo kruss گوریدگی sykkyrä entortillement פיתול बल zauzlati csomó gulungan snurða, hnökri piega ; nodo ねじれ 꼬임 mazgelis, kilpa cilpa; mezgls; savijums pintalan kink bend , floke , bukt supeł تاو وپيچ خوړل nó nod; răsucitură перекручивание slučka zanka petlja knut, ögla, kink ปม kıvrım , kıvırcık (繩索的)紐結 перекручення; петля تار یا نلکی کا بل chỗ thắt nút （绳索的）纽结
(hair) with a lot of small curls. kinkelrig مُلْتَوٍ، مُنْحَني، مُتَجَعِّد извит cacheado kudrnatý kraus krøllet σγουρός rizado krussis گوریده؛ دارای فر های ریز sykkyräinen crépu מסולסל बल या पेंच वाला zamršen göndör (hajú) keriting crespo , ricciuto （髪などが）よじれた 곱슬한 smulkiai susiraitęs, garbanotas čirkains (par matiem) berpintal-pintal kroes småkruset kręcony ويښتان له وړوكو پيچ وتاو سره в мелких завитушках kučeravý skodran kovrdžav krusig ที่เป็นม้วนขด kıvırcık 卷曲的 кучерявий بل دار چھوٹے بالوں والا quăn; xoắn 卷曲的
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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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.
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
1. a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight
2. a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm
3. a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project
4. a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk
5. informal Brit a sexual deviation
6. US a clever or unusual idea
to 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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
6. to form or cause to form a kink or kinks, as a rope.
[1670–80; < Dutch: a twist in a rope]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Britain , 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 Kingdom
cramp , muscle spasm , spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
crease , 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"
individual , mortal , person , somebody , someone , soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
idea , thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
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"
curl , wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
1. twist , bend , wrinkle , knot , tangle , coil , corkscrew , entanglement , crimp , frizz a tiny black kitten with tufted ears and a kink in her tail
2. 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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
A. N ( in rope etc ) → retorcedura f , vuelta f ; ( in hair ) → onda f ; ( in paper ) → arruga f , pliegue m ( fig ) ( emotional, psychological ) → manía f , trauma m ; ( sexual ) → perversión f
B. VI → enroscarse ; [ hair ] → ondularse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
[ rope ] → entortillement m to work out the kinks in sth → démêler l'écheveau de qch
(in hair) I'm trying to get the kinks out of my hair → J'essaie de rendre mes cheveux moins crépus .
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
(in rope etc) → Knick m , → Schlaufe f ; (in hair) → Welle f ; to work out or iron out the kink s (fig) → die Sache geradebiegen (inf)
(= mental peculiarity) → Schrulle f , → Tick m (inf) ; (sexual) → abartige Veranlagung
vi (rope) → Schlaufen bilden , sich verdrehen ; (hair) → sich wellen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
1. n ( in rope ) → attorcigliamento ; ( in hair ) → riccio ( fig ) ( emotional, psychological, sexual ) → aberrazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
a twist or bend, eg in a string, rope etc . kinkel إلتِواء، إنْحِناء чупка nó smyčka die Schleife knæk; bugtning στρίψιμο , κόμπος retorcedura, vuelta , rizo kruss گوریدگی sykkyrä entortillement פיתול बल zauzlati csomó gulungan snurða, hnökri piega ; nodo ねじれ 꼬임 mazgelis, kilpa cilpa; mezgls; savijums pintalan kink bend , floke , bukt supeł تاو وپيچ خوړل nó nod; răsucitură перекручивание slučka zanka petlja knut, ögla, kink ปม kıvrım , kıvırcık (繩索的)紐結 перекручення; петля تار یا نلکی کا بل chỗ thắt nút （绳索的）纽结
(hair) with a lot of small curls. kinkelrig مُلْتَوٍ، مُنْحَني، مُتَجَعِّد извит cacheado kudrnatý kraus krøllet σγουρός rizado krussis گوریده؛ دارای فر های ریز sykkyräinen crépu מסולסל बल या पेंच वाला zamršen göndör (hajú) keriting crespo , ricciuto （髪などが）よじれた 곱슬한 smulkiai susiraitęs, garbanotas čirkains (par matiem) berpintal-pintal kroes småkruset kręcony ويښتان له وړوكو پيچ وتاو سره в мелких завитушках kučeravý skodran kovrdžav krusig ที่เป็นม้วนขด kıvırcık 卷曲的 кучерявий بل دار چھوٹے بالوں والا quăn; xoắn 卷曲的
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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