Kink

Definitions

1. A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
   Scotland, dialectal
2. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
   countable, uncountable
3. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
   countable, uncountable
4. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
   countable, uncountable
5. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
   countable, uncountable
6. A person with peculiar sexual tastes.
   countable, uncountable
7. Any sexual preference outside normal or expected norms.
   countable, uncountable
8. A positive 1-soliton solution to the sine-Gordon equation.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

20 more languages

العربيةالعقدة

Българскиизвивкачупка

BosanskiDobrafetišknutmačkeondaȍndāperoproblemtaravika+ 7 more

Catalàarrugadesviaciódistorsióperversióremolí+ 2 more

Češtinazádrhel

Ελληνικάδιαστροφήεκκεντρικότητα

Suomikieroutumakuprupuutesyherösykkyrävika+ 3 more

עבריתקשר

HrvatskiDobrafetišknutmačkeondaȍndāperoproblemtaravika+ 7 more

Italianoperversione

日本語癖

ქართულიმარყუჟინაკვთიპრობლემა

Kurdîdobrafetishîçproblemtara+ 2 more

Nederlandskink

Portuguêsdobraperversidadepregatara+ 1 more

Românăfetișrăsucizuluf

Русскийзаги́бзаскокизвращениеизгибненорма́льностьотклоне́ниеперегибперегнутьсяперекрути́тьсяпрепятствиеПроблемастранность+ 9 more

СрпскиDobrafetišknutmačkeȍndāondaperoproblemtaravika+ 7 more

Svenskaavvikelsebristfnurraknutproblemveck+ 3 more

Türkçebükülme

Examples

“We couldn't get⟳ enough water to put⟳ out the fire because of a kink in the hose.”

“They had planned to open⟳ another shop⟳ downtown, but their plan⟳ had a few kinks.”

“Never a Yankee was born or bred / Without that peculiar kink in his head / By which he could turn⟳ the smallest amount / Of whatever he had to the best account.”

“"Still, boozers can be worked sometimes. Most people can, if you encourage⟳ their kink. One old woman staked me for three months because she got such a kick⟳ out of scandalmongering the neighbours to me."”

“No more kink. Nothing. Finito. Got it?”

“To top it all off, Lynn is into kink. Last⟳ night she was really into kink. It's a good thing that today is my day off because I need⟳ the time to recuperate and think⟳ things over.”

“"What do they think⟳ you know⟳?" "No more than I've told you. That he's a kink. He rapes people and kills people and spends too much money and flies grass in."”

““He's a kink. All I have⟳ to do is toss off my clothes and dance⟳ around his apartment while he sits and drools.””

CEFR level