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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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
But the pilot offered a chance to work out technical kinks before the first season aired.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The secret that keeps these garden hoses from kinking sits at each end.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 25 May 2025
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Noun
But Peña isn’t worried about the restaurant attracting diners and said summer might be the best time to work out any kinks that may crop up.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
But the pilot offered a chance to work out technical kinks before the first season aired.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Verb
Over time, those kinks create a weakness in the hose, which becomes even more prone to kinking.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The secret that keeps these garden hoses from kinking sits at each end.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 25 May 2025
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“Kink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kink. Accessed 24 Jun. 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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