a painful muscle spasm or cramp in the neck, back, etc.
Origin of crick
Late Middle English crykke from Old Norse kriki, bend: see creek to cause a crick in
crick
crickDial. creek (sense )
Crick
1916-2004; Eng. scientist: helped determine the structure of DNA
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crick
noun
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
transitive verb
cricked, crick·ing, cricksTo cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
Origin of crick
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Francis Harry Compton 1916–2004
British biologist who with James D. Watson identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they found that DNA has the structure of a double helix, consisting of two spirals linked together at the base, forming ladderlike rungs. For this work they shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Maurice Wilkins.
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Noun
(plural cricks)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present cricks, present participle cricking, simple past and past participle cricked)
- to violently spasm.
Origin
See creak.
Proper noun
- A village in Northamptonshire, England
- A habitational surname derived from the placename
- Francis Crick co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
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crick - Medical Definition
n.
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
v.
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
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