Knick — meaning in English

English meaning

• buckling noun The structural failure of a material or beam that bends, bulges, or kinks under pressure instead of holding straight, often just before it collapses.
• kink noun A tight twist or bend in something that is normally straight, such as hair, rope, or wire.

Senses

Knick is used for these senses in English:

• buckling The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).

buckling — full definition

1. noun The structural failure of a material or beam that bends, bulges, or kinks under pressure instead of holding straight, often just before it collapses.
2. noun The act of fastening something with a buckle.
3. noun A young male goat, roughly one to two years old.

kink — full definition

1. noun A tight twist or bend in something that is normally straight, such as hair, rope, or wire.
2. noun A small flaw or snag in a plan, system, or process that needs to be fixed before it runs smoothly.
3. noun An unconventional sexual preference or taste.

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