crick
crick¹
Definition
crick (krik)
noun
a painful muscle spasm or cramp in the neck, back, etc.
Etymology: LME crykke < ON kriki, bend: see creek
transitive verb
to cause a crick in
crick²
Definition
crick (krik)
noun
☆ Dialectal creek (sense )
Crick
Definition
Crick (krik)
Crick, Francis H(arry) C(ompton) 1916-2004; Eng. scientist: helped determine the structure of DNA
crick
Synonyms
crick
Usage Examples
Object
- neck: Bet she gets a cricked neck, keep looking up.
Converse of object
- get: Suddenly I am about average height instead of getting a crick in my neck talking to people.
- have: Your correspondent still has a crick in his neck to prove it!
Preposition: in
Browse dictionary entries near crick
- cricetid
- cribwork
- cribriform
- cribbing
- cribbage
- crib death
- crib biting
- crib
- cri de coeur
- crewelwork
