| NOUN | state | kink, crick, rick, wrick | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British) |
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| shape | kink, twist, twirl | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight | |
| person | kink | a person with unusual sexual tastes | |
| cognition | kink | an eccentric idea | |
| cognition | kink | a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation | |
| VERB | contact | kink, crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up | curl tightly |
| change | kink, curl, curve | form a curl, curve, or kink |
| Meaning | A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British). | |
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| Synonyms | crick, rick, wrick | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | spasm, cramp, muscle spasm | A painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
| Meaning | A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. | |
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| Synonyms | twist, twirl | |
| Broader | fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend | An angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| Verbs | kink | form a curl, curve, or kink |
| kink | curl tightly | |
| Meaning | A person with unusual sexual tastes. | |
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| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Adjectives | kinky | (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes |
| Meaning | An eccentric idea. | |
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| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Adjectives | kinky | informal terms |
| Meaning | A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation. | |
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| Example | "there are still a few kinks to iron out" | |
| Broader | difficulty | A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result |
| Meaning | curl tightly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They kink their hair | |
| Synonyms | crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up | |
| Broader | curl, wave | Twist or roll into coils or ringlets |
| Nouns | kink | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
| Meaning | form a curl, curve, or kink. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | curl, curve | |
| Entails | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| Broader | change surface | Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface |
| Nouns | kink | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |