kink C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /kɪŋk/ UK /kɪŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a sharp twist or bend in a rope, hair, or line A kink in the hose stopped the water from reaching the garden. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sharp twist or bend in a... twistbendcurlcrimploopsnagquirk ↔ Opposites straighten Word family Derived forms kinkykinkiness Etymology AI details From Dutch kink ('twist or curl in a rope'), a nautical term, of Low German origin; perhaps ultimately imitative. kink Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kink **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɪŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /kɪŋk/ ## Meanings 1. a sharp twist or bend in a rope, hair, or line ## Examples - A kink in the hose stopped the water from reaching the garden. ## Synonyms - twist - bend - curl - crimp - loop - snag - quirk ## Antonyms - straighten ## Derived Forms - kinky - kinkiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kink ## Etymology From Dutch kink ('twist or curl in a rope'), a nautical term, of Low German origin; perhaps ultimately imitative. ## AI Etymology Kink comes from Dutch kink ('twist or curl in a rope'), a nautical term, of Low German origin; perhaps ultimately imitative. The etymological trail includes Dutch kink. The same word family includes kinky, kinkiness. Its current noun use means "a sharp twist or bend in a rope, hair, or line". ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown