kink

kink
n
1. twist, curl, twirl, screw, corkscrew, coil, curlicue, whorl, spiral, helix, volute; crimp, crisp, crinkle, warp, zigzag.
2. crick, hitch, pinch, tweak, stab, stitch, stitch in the side, Inf. charley horse; stiffness, tightness, soreness; seizure, spasm, twinge.
3. flaw, imperfection, fault, defect, deformity, deformation; crookedness, asymmetry, lopsidedness; distortion, deviation, warp.
4. whim, caprice, whimsy, vagary; notion, fancy, crazy idea, Inf. fool notion; crotchet, conceit, quirk, Archaic. maggot, bee in one's bonnet.
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5. curl, coil, twist, bend, distort, contort, screw, wring, twine; warp, crumple, crisp, friz, frizzle, crinkle, crimp, put a crimp in; knot, knarl, whirl

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