kink

Definizione monolingua

kink

kink (third-person singular simple present kinks, present participle kinking, simple past and past participle kinked)

1. (transitive) To form a kink.
2. (intransitive) To be formed into a kink.

kink (plural kinks)

1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

   We couldnt get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.

2. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

   They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks.

3. (slang) Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
4. (Scotland, dialect) A fit of coughing or laughter.
5. (mathematics) A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation

Definizione dizionario kink

attorcigliare

capriccio

garbuglio

ingarbugliare

nodo

Altri significati:

difficulty or flaw that impedes operation

tight curl, twist, or bend

peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste

(transitive) To form a kink.

(slang) Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.

(mathematics) A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation

(intransitive) To be formed into a kink.

A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.