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Meanings of kink in inglés

catalán
torticoli

A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

torticoli
portugués
cacho

A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight.

cacho
portugués
frisar
catalán
arrissar-se
español
retorcer

Curl tightly.

retorcer
portugués
curvar
catalán
arrissar-se

Form a curl, curve, or kink.

curvar
Usage of kink in inglés
1
We love every kink, nap, and curl just the way they are.
Ebony
2
I reckon things have got in a sort of kink for you.
Oh, You Tex!
3
Soon it would smash into the kink that rose to meet them.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
4
You got a kink in you when you were quite a girl.
Delia Blanchflower
5
In fact, those who live a kink lifestyle scorn this problematic novel.
News.com.au
6
Annja stretched and tried to work a kink out of her back.
Sacrifice
7
The President bowed and rotated his head to work out a kink.
Terminal Compromise
8
If she could get aboard a kink-spring train-butthat would require permits.
The windup girl
9
Hugh, it's up to us to put a kink in his rope.
The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path / Or, The Mystery of ...
10
There's a kink in its tail as if it was broken once.
The Rhesus Chart
11
The passage tightened, and there was an awkward kink sideways and up.
The Descent
12
The Dung Lord nods at the small kink-spring, sitting on the table.
The windup girl
13
He stood up next, stretched a kink, and reached into a pocket.
Map of bones
14
Jute and tamarind and kink-springs all going up in fire and smoke.
The windup girl
15
The necessary tempering requirements for the kink-spring filament to accept the new coatings.
The windup girl
16
He had to stop to work out a kink in his writing hand.
Speaks the Nightbird
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Kink through the time
Kink across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common