kink
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
Types & categories
- spasm hypernym
Related & opposite
- crick derivation
- sprain derivation
- Great Britain domain region
Sense 2 verb
curl tightly
crimp hair
Types & categories
- wave hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Types & categories
- fold hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
form a curl, curve, or kink
the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Types & categories
- change surface hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a person with unusual sexual tastes
Types & categories
- person hypernym
Related & opposite
- kinky derivation
Sense 6 noun
an eccentric idea
Types & categories
- thought hypernym
Related & opposite
- offbeat derivation
Sense 7 noun
a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
there are still a few kinks to iron out
Types & categories
- difficulty hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crick |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprain |
| 1 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | spasm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crimp |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twirl |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wave |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | curl |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | distort |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kink |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fold |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bend |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ringlet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | twirl |
| 4 | entails | Related & opposite | twist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change surface |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | kinky |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | offbeat |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | thought |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |