kink
noun
[ kɪŋk ]
• a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.
• "a kink in the road"
Similar:
curl,
crimp,
twist,
twirl,
ringlet,
wave,
frizz,
knot,
tangle,
entanglement,
coil,
loop,
crinkle,
wrinkle,
warp,
distortion,
irregularity,
bend,
corner,
angle,
dog-leg,
crook,
turn,
curve,
zigzag,
hairpin bend,
• a crick in the neck.
kink
verb
• form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.
• "the river kinks violently in a right angle"
Origin:
late 17th century: from Middle Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken ‘to kink’.