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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Kink

· IPA /ˈkɪŋk/
01 n. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
  1. 1.
    A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
  2. 2.
    An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.[Colloq.]
02 v. i. To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking
  1. 1.
    To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
03 n. A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.
  1. 1.
    A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.[Scot.]