3 entries under this word

Kink

Kĭnk, n.

noun

n. [D. kink, a bend or turn.]

Sense 1. A twist of a rope or thread, occasioned by a spontaneous winding of the rope or thread when doubled; a close loop; a doubling in a cord.

Sense 2. An unreasonable and obstinate notion; a crotchet; a whim.

verbintransitive

[imp. & p. p. KINKED (kĭŋkt); p. pr. & vb. n. KINKING.] To wind into a kink; to twist spontaneously.

noun

n. [A-S. cincung, a great laughter; O. D. kincken, kichen, to sigh, cough, sob.] A fit of coughing; a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]