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1. [N. Amer] A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back
   - crick, rick [Brit], wrick [Brit]
    
2. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
   - twist, twirl
    
3. A person with unusual sexual tastes
    
4. An eccentric idea
    
5. A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
   "there are still a few kinks to iron out"

1. Curl tightly
   - crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up
    
2. Form a curl, curve, or kink
   - curl, curve

Derived forms: kinked, kinks, kinking

See also: kinky

Type of: bend, change surface, cramp, crease, crimp, curl, difficulty, flexure, fold, idea, individual, mortal, muscle spasm, person, plication, somebody, someone, soul, spasm, thought, wave

Encyclopedia: Kink