Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)crick, kink, rick, wricka painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British) (n)kink, twist, twirla sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (n)kinka person with unusual sexual tastes (n)kinka difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation“there are still a few kinks to iron out” Verbs
(v)curl, curve, kinkform a curl, curve, or kink“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”