1
: a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself
2
a
: a mental or physical peculiarity : eccentricity, quirk
b
: whim
3
: a clever unusual way of doing something
4
: a cramp in some part of the body
5
: an imperfection likely to cause difficulties in the operation of something
6
: unconventional sexual taste or behavior
kinked; kinking; kinks
: to form a kink
: to make a kink in
Examples of kink in a Sentence
Noun
got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long
the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Pride Month concluded with RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars keeping the kink in Pride!
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
Invest in a cordless leaf blower before the leaves fall, or pick up a stainless-steel hose that won’t kink.
—Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Ironing out the kinks in those ideas during the pre-tape table read?
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Pride Month concluded with RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars keeping the kink in Pride!
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Verb
Traditional hoses will kink and coil, and can be really disruptive to an activity that should feel stress free.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
Invest in a cordless leaf blower before the leaves fall, or pick up a stainless-steel hose that won’t kink.
—Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
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“Kink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kink. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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kink
1 of 2 noun1
: a short tight twist or curl (as in a thread, rope, or hose)
2
: cramp entry 1 sense 1
a kink in my back
3
: an imperfection that makes something hard to use or work
kink
2 of 2 verb
: to form or cause to form a kink
Medical Definition
kink
1 of 2 noun1
: a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself
2
: a cramp in some part of the body
kink
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to form a kink
: to make a kink in
blood vessels have been kinked and shut off—Benjamin Spock
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