1. crick(n = noun.state) kink, rick, wrick - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British);
is a kind of cramp, muscle spasm, spasm
Derived form verb crick1
2. crick(n = noun.person) francis crick, francis henry compton crick - English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004);
is a kind of biochemist
crick(v = verb.body) - twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"
is one way to twist
Derived form noun crick1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. [1913 Webster]
" To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward." [1913 Webster]
2. A small jackscrew. Knight. [1913 Webster]
crick, n. & v.
--n. a sudden painful stiffness in the neck or the back etc.
--v.tr. produce a crick in (the neck etc.).
Etymology:
ME: orig. unkn.
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