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.]

imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking

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

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