kink

Noun
  1. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (synset 114384587)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    same as: crick, rick, wrick
  2. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (synset 113900557)
    is a type of: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication - an angular or rounded shape made by folding
    same as: twirl, twist
  3. A person with unusual sexual tastes (synset 110256539)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
  4. An eccentric idea (synset 105934782)
    is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  5. A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation (synset 105696575)
    "there are still a few kinks to iron out"
    is a type of: difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
Verb
  1. Curl tightly (synset 201226397)
    "crimp hair"
    is a type of: curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets
    same as: crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink up
  2. Form a curl, curve, or kink (synset 200362781)
    "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
    entail: bend, deform, flex, turn, twist - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
    is a type of: change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
    same as: curl, curve

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