kink

Meanings

• a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
• a person with unusual sexual tastes
• an eccentric idea
• a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
  • "there are still a few kinks to iron out"
• curl tightly
• form a curl, curve, or kink

Synonyms

crape, crick, crimp, curl, curve, frizz, frizzle, kink up, rick, twirl, twist, wrick