Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remove kinks from; make straight.
- intransitive verb To become relaxed.
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- verb To remove the
kinks (from)
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Examples
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And maybe before you lie down, if there's a swimming pool or a tennis court or something like that, get some exercise just to kind of unkink the muscles.
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It took me the rest of the run in to unkink my complaining joints and muscles and get into a standing position on the lower step.
Chapter 20 2010
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As you sit in this water, you can feel your muscles unkink.
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As you sit in this water, you can feel your muscles unkink.
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I had been out in the wayback, enjoying the growth of this year's bamboo shoots and trying to unkink my mind from the work week, and as I returned to the house, I spotted the turtle below, heading in the opposite direction.
Another Turtle Comes Calling scottedelman 2010
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In the meantime, I am having a glass of pinot grigio and a good long soak in the hot tub to unkink myself.
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There is a trend among Negro coeds and career girls to wear their hair "natural" instead of attempting to unkink it by "conking" — rinsing it with lye and binding it with handkerchiefs.
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In the meantime, I am having a glass of pinot grigio and a good long soak in the hot tub to unkink myself.
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In the meantime, I am having a glass of pinot grigio and a good long soak in the hot tub to unkink myself.
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In the meantime, I am having a glass of pinot grigio and a good long soak in the hot tub to unkink myself.
Play it again: my name is Laura… « Adventures in Juggling 2008
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