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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’.


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