Crick meaning
To cause a crick in.
verb
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
noun
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
verb
A painful muscle spasm or cramp in the neck, back, etc.
noun
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1916-2004; Eng. scientist: helped determine the structure of DNA.
proper name
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
noun
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
verb
A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
noun
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Francis Crick co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
pronoun
Origin of crick
- Middle English crike
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- See creak.
From Wiktionary