1. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
   "There was a kink in the garden hose";
   - twist, twirl
    
2. [N. Amer] A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British)
   "He woke up with a kink in his neck after sleeping in an awkward position";
   - crick, rick [Brit], wrick [Brit]
    
3. A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
   "there are still a few kinks to iron out"
    
4. An eccentric idea
   "His plan to travel the world in a hot air balloon was seen as a bit of a kink"
    
5. A person with unusual sexual tastes
   "The party attracted all sorts of kinks with diverse interests"

1. Curl tightly
   "kink up hair";
   - crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up
    
2. Form a curl, curve, or kink
   "Her hair kinked up in the humidity";
   - curl, curve

Derived forms: kinked, kinking, kinks

Type of: actor, bend, change surface, cramp, crease, crimp, curl, difficultness, difficulty, doer, flexure, fold, idea, muscle spasm, plication, spasm, thought, wave, worker

Encyclopedia: Kink, Iran