kink
[noun]
Synonyms:
- twist, bend, coil, wrinkle
- quirk, eccentricity, fetish, foible, idiosyncrasy, vagary, whim

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I. kink¹ /kɪŋk/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Dutch]

1. a twist in something that is normally straight
kink in
The water hose had a kink in it.

2. a small problem in a plan, system etc:
Given the size of the task, a few kinks are inevitable.

3. something strange or dangerous in someone’s character

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. kink² verb [intransitive and transitive]
to have, get, or make a kink:
Take care to avoid kinking the wire.

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