Kink \Kink\, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]

1. 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. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.]

--Cozzens.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Kink \Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.]

To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Kink \Kink\, n. [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]

A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)