First Known Use: 15th century
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1crick
noun \ˈkrik\
: a sudden pain especially in your neck or back that is caused by tight muscles
Full Definition of CRICK
: a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)
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Origin of CRICK
Middle English cryk
Related to CRICK
- Synonyms
- charley horse, 1cramp, kink, spasm
2crick
verb
: to develop a crick in (your neck or back)
Full Definition of CRICK
transitive verb
1
: to cause a crick in (as the neck)
2
: to turn or twist (as the head) especially into a strained position
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First Known Use of CRICK
1884
Crick
biographical name \ˈkrik\
Definition of CRICK
Francis Harry Compton 1916–2004 British biophysicist
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