kink up

• Verbe à particule signifiant s'enrouler, se tordre ou s'emmêler, ou provoquer une torsion ou une déformation de quelque chose.

A phrasal verb meaning to become twisted, curled, or tangled, or to cause something to become twisted or bent out of shape.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Become twisted or tangledinformal

   To become twisted, curled, or tangled, often referring to hair, cables, or hoses.

   Se nouer / faire un nœud

   • The garden hose kinked up when I tried to pull it around the corner.
   • Her hair tends to kink up in humid weather.
   • The cable kinked up behind the desk, making it hard to straighten.

   Synonymesentangleknotsnarltangletwist

2. Cause a sharp bend or obstructioninformal

   To cause a sharp bend in something, often blocking flow or movement.

   Faire un nœud ou une torsion

   • Don't kink up the rope by wrapping it too tightly.
   • The tube kinked up, stopping the water from flowing.
   • He accidentally kinked up the wire while storing it.

   Synonymesbendbucklecrimpcurlfoldkinktwist

   Antonymessmoothstraightenunbend

Verbe de basekink