kink

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British)
• Syn:
crick, rick, wrick
• Derivationally related forms:
wrick (for: wrick), rick (for: rick), crick (for: crick)
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
spasm, cramp, muscle spasm
2. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
• Syn:
twist, twirl
• Derivationally related forms:
twist (for: twist)
• Hypernyms:
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
3. a person with unusual sexual tastes
• Derivationally related forms:
kinky
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
4. an eccentric idea
• Derivationally related forms:
kinky
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
5. a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
- there are still a few kinks to iron out
• Hypernyms:
difficulty

II - verb

1. curl tightly
- crimp hair
• Syn:
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up
• Derivationally related forms:
crimp (for: crimp)
• Hypernyms:
curl, wave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They kink their hair
2. form a curl, curve, or kink
- the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
• Syn:
curl, curve
• Derivationally related forms:
curve (for: curve), curl (for: curl)
• Hypernyms:
change surface
• Entailment:
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  twist, twirl, crick, rick, wrick, curl, curve, crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up