Kink (Verb)
Meaning 1
Curl tightly; "crimp hair".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The stylist used her fingers to kink her client's hair, creating tight, uniform curls.
- To add some personality to her look, she would kink the ends of her hair with a flatiron.
- She decided to kink her bangs and leave the rest of her hair straight.
- A common technique in the salon was to kink the model's hair and then let it loosen naturally.
- The hair stylist carefully worked to kink every strand of her client's long, curly locks.
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Meaning 2
Form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her long hair was prone to kink if it wasn't properly detangled after a swim.
- The flexible metal tube was designed to kink and reform without sustaining damage.
- The warm air made her naturally straight hair start to kink into unwelcome waves.
- If not stored properly, the hose would kink and restrict the flow of water.
- The soft plastic material was likely to kink or crease if it was bent too sharply.