crick

See also: Crick

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

Noun

crick (plural cricks)

  1. 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.)
  2. A small jackscrew.
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Translations

Verb

crick (third-person singular simple present cricks, present participle cricking, simple past and past participle cricked)

  1. To violently spasm.

Etymology 2

Noun

crick (plural cricks)

  1. (Appalachia) Alternative form of creek

Etymology 3

See creak.

Noun

crick (plural cricks)

  1. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
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