n 1  :  a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself  2  :  a cramp in some part of the body
vi :  to form a kink vt  :  to make a kink in <blood vessels have been ed and shut off -Benjamin Spock>  .
 
 
 
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