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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kink \Kink\, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw kink.] 1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord. 2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] --Cozzens. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kink \Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinked}; p. pr & vb n. {Kinking}.] To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself as a rope or thread. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kink \Kink\, n. [Cf. {Chincough}, {Kink-haust}.] A fit of coughing; also a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kink n : a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: {twist}, {twirl}] v 1: curl tightly, of hair [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}] 2: put a kink in 3: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved" [syn: {curl}, {curve}]
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