"unkink" meaning in English

See unkink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unkinks [present, singular, third-person], unkinking [participle, present], unkinked [participle, past], unkinked [past]
Etymology: un- + kink Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|kink}} un- + kink Head templates: {{en-verb}} unkink (third-person singular simple present unkinks, present participle unkinking, simple past and past participle unkinked)
  1. (transitive) To remove the kinks from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unkink-en-verb-ETlh0POu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unkink meaning in English (1.1kB)

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