Dictionary definition · kink
noun
- a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British)
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- a person with unusual sexual tastes
- an eccentric idea
- a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation"there are still a few kinks to iron out"
verb
- curl tightly"crimp hair"
- form a curl, curve, or kink"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).