- a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself: The kink in the hose was restricting the water flow.
- a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back: The kink in my neck was making it difficult to turn my head at all.
- a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the successful operation of something, such as a machine or plan: There are still a few kinks to be worked out of the design before we start production.
- Slang.
- unconventional sexual preferences or behavior collectively.
- a particular sexual preference or behavior that is unconventional.
- a person characterized by such preferences or behavior; kinkster.
- a mental twist; notion; whim.
- to form or cause to form a twist or curl, as in a rope: The high tensile steel wire ensures the product will not kink in the sharpest bend.
- a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight
- a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm
- a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project
- a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk
- a sexual deviation
- a clever or unusual idea
- to form or cause to form a kink
