kink up

• Verbo frasal que significa torcer-se, enrolar-se ou emaranhar-se, ou fazer com que algo se torça, se enrole ou se deforme.

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

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Become twisted or tangledinformal

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

   Enrolar-se ou emaranhar-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimosentangleknotsnarltangletwist

2. Cause a sharp bend or obstructioninformal

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

   Dobrar bruscamente ou obstruir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbendbucklecrimpcurlfoldkinktwist

   Antônimossmoothstraightenunbend

Verbo basekink