kink
/kɪŋk/ n [C]Definition
› a sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope: There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through. › A kink is also a small problem: The system will work fine once we work out a few kinks.
(Definition of kink n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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