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der Knick (-e/-s)
   crease, crinkle, fold; kink (wire), (sharp) bend, jog; dog-ear (paper); crack (glass); downturn (fig.); (pl., -s) hedgerow (N. Ger.)

Mittendrin hat die Krausnickstraße einen leichten Knick.
Krausnickstraße (street) has a slight jog/bend right in the middle.
Hast du einen Knick in der Optik?
Are you going blind? Can’t you see straight? (hum.)

Related Words:
der Knicks curtsy
einen Knick in der Optik haben to have defective vision
die Wallhecke hedgerow, path lined by hedges and ditches

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