Kink (Noun)
Meaning 1
A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Meaning 2
A person with unusual sexual tastes.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
An eccentric idea.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 5
A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- After sleeping in an awkward position, she woke up with a kink in her neck that lasted all day.
- The athlete had to withdraw from the competition due to a kink in his lower back that made it hard to move.
- He tried to stretch out the kink in his shoulder, but it only seemed to get worse.
- The long road trip left her with a kink in her upper back that took days to work out.
- The dancer's performance was hindered by a kink in her neck that made it difficult to execute the choreography.