kink

nouns

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

crick, kink, rick, wrick

a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

kink, twirl, twist

a person with unusual sexual tastes

kink

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

a human being

"there was too much for one person to do"

an eccentric idea

kink

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

"it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation

"there are still a few kinks to iron out"

kink

is a type of (narrower)

a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result

"serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"

curl tightly

"crimp hair"

crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up

form a curl, curve, or kink

"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

curl, curve, kink