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English
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Etymology
From Sw.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kɪ�k/
audio|en-us-kink.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪ�k

Noun
en-noun

1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

#: We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.

1. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

#: They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks.

1. slang Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.

Translations
trans-top|tight curl, twist, or bend
Dutch: kink
trans-mid
Finnish: sykkyrä
trans-bottom

trans-top|difficulty or flaw that impedes operation
Finnish: ongelma
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste
Finnish: kierouma
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To form a kink.
2. intransitive To be formed into a kink.

Derived terms
kinked
kinky

io:kink
no:kink
fi:kink
vi:kink
zh:kink

• 2007-09-19 04:17 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/172.190.220.10|172.190.220.10]] ([[User_talk:172.190.220.10|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]

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