kink

n.

1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, as one caused by the tensing of a looped section of wire.
2. A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck or back; a crick.
3. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
4. A mental peculiarity; a quirk.
5. An unusual or eccentric idea.
6. Slang. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.

intr. & tr.v., kinked, kink·ing, kinks.
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.

[Dutch, twist in a rope.]

n

Definition: bend, twist
Antonyms: line

n

Definition: complication
Antonyms: easiness, simplicity

n

Definition: person's idiosyncrasy
Antonyms: normalcy

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n

A bend or twist.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kinke, bugt, snoning, krushår, krampe, karakterbrist, fiks idé, ejendommelighed, særhed
v. intr. - lave kinker, slå bugter
v. tr. - lave kinker, slå bugter på

idioms:

• work out the kinks    finde ud af de svære ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
kink, kronkel, knik, foefje, krampaanval, hindernis, iemand met perverse neigingen, knikken

Français (French)
n. - entortillement, défaut, (fig) anomalie, aberration, déséquilibre
v. intr. - s'entortiller
v. tr. - entortiller

idioms:

• work out the kinks    aplanir les difficultés

Deutsch (German)
v. - knicken, sich wellen
n. - Knick, Welle, Spleen

idioms:

• work out the kinks    Probleme lösen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στρεβλώνω, συστρέφω
n. - ζάρα, μπέρδεμα, κράμπα στον αυχένα, στραβολαίμιασμα, (καθομ.) μονομανία, λόξα, κατσάρωμα, κόμπος

idioms:

• work out the kinks    εξομαλύνω

Italiano (Italian)
attorcigliare, annodare, cappio, ticchio, depravato

idioms:

• work out the kinks    decifrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enroscar, dar nó
n. - volta (f), enrosco (m)

idioms:

• work out the kinks    desmanchar os nós, resolver problemas

Русский (Russian)
петля, завиток волос, причуда

idioms:

• work out the kinks    устранять недостатки

Español (Spanish)
n. - retorcimiento, rizo, arruga, pliegue, chifladura, manía, chiflado, maniático, tortícolis
v. intr. - retorcer, ensortijarse, rizarse
v. tr. - retorcerse, ensortijarse, rizarse

idioms:

• work out the kinks    resolver los problemas, allanar dificultades

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå en knut (ögla), sno sig
n. - knut, ögla, fix idé, sexuellt avvikande person

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纽结, 颈, 蜷缩, 扭结, 使扭结

idioms:

• work out the kinks    修改...的缺陷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 紐結, 頸, 蜷縮
v. intr. - 扭結
v. tr. - 使扭結

idioms:

• work out the kinks    修改...的缺陷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 얽힘, 편협, 경련, 지장, 묘안
v. intr. - 꼬이다, 얽히다
v. tr. - 꼬다 , 얽히게 하다

idioms:

• work out the kinks    얽힘을 해결하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ねじれ, よじれ, 筋違え, ひねくれ, 気まぐれ
v. - ねじれる, ねじる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفتل (الاسم) فتله, ليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיקול, כיפוף (בחבל), תילתול, קירזול, שיגיון, עיוות נפשי, גחמה‬
v. intr. - ‮התעקל‬
v. tr. - ‮עיקם, פיתל‬

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