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Synonyms for kink

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kingk
Phonetic Transcription : kɪŋk

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Définition of kink

Origin :
  • 1670s, a nautical term, from Dutch kink "twist in a rope" (also found in French and Swedish), probably related to Old Norse kikna "to bend backwards, sink at the knee" (see kick). Figurative sense of "odd notion, mental twist" first recorded in American English, 1803, in writings of Thomas Jefferson. As a verb, 1690s, from the noun.
  • noun bend, twist
  • noun spasm of muscular tissue
  • noun complication
  • noun person's idiosyncrasy
Example sentences :
  • In this way the tube will not kink or lose its shape while being wound.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • She looked at Miss Avery intently, trying to understand the kink in her brain.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • There was a kink in my leader about one inch above the hook.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • Nothing but the sword of old Xiphius gladius could have made that kink!
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • He kissed his fingers, and waved them in the direction of Kink's Hotel.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Left to itself, the gang can be trusted not to develop that kink.
  • Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.
  • His face was olive-coloured, his hair had the suspicion of a kink.
  • Extract from : « Brought Forward » by R. B. Cunninghame Graham
  • Too, I think her eyes will kink when she finds she has got a dozen eggs and two.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Opal » by Opal Whiteley
  • It had fasten'd on a kink in the rope, not far from the end.
  • Extract from : « The Splendid Spur » by Arthur T. Quiller Couch
  • John Endlich, straightened, shaking a kink out of his tired back.
  • Extract from : « Asteroid of Fear » by Raymond Zinke Gallun

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