Kink1. (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.
2. (n.) An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
3. (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
4. (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.
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