hoop vs kink

hoop

noun
  • A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. 

  • The hoopoe. 

  • A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. 

  • A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop. 

  • A horizontal stripe on the jersey. 

  • A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt. 

  • A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops. 

  • The game of basketball. 

  • The rim part of a basketball net. 

  • A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. 

  • A jockey. 

  • A hoop earring. 

  • An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed. 

verb
  • To bind or fasten using a hoop. 

  • To clasp; to encircle; to surround. 

kink

noun
  • A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. 

  • A positive 1-soliton solution to the sine-Gordon equation. 

  • A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. 

  • An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. 

  • A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system. 

  • Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste. 

  • A person with peculiar sexual tastes. 

verb
  • To laugh loudly. 

  • To be formed into a kink or twist. 

  • To form a kink or twist. 

  • To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. 

How often have the words hoop and kink occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )