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1. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
   - twist, twirl
    
2. [N. Amer] A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back
   - crick, rick [Brit], wrick [Brit]
    
3. A person with unusual sexual tastes
    
4. An eccentric idea
    
5. A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
   "there are still a few kinks to iron out"

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

Derived forms: kinks, kinked, kinking

Type of: bend, change surface, cramp, crease, crimp, curl, difficultness, difficulty, fix [informal], flexure, fold, hole [informal], idea, individual, jam [informal], kettle of fish [informal], mess [informal], mortal, muddle [informal], muscle spasm, person, pickle [informal], plication, somebody, someone, soul, spasm, thought, wave

Encyclopedia: Kink, Iran