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rick  (rk)

n.

A stack of hay, straw, or similar material, especially when covered or thatched for protection from the weather.

tr.v. ricked, rick·ing, ricks

To pile into ricks.

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[Middle English reke, from Old English hrac.]

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rick ¹

Noun

a large stack of hay or straw [Old English hrēac]

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rick ²

Verb

to wrench or sprain (a joint)

Noun

a wrench or sprain of a joint [variant of wrick]

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Rick a heap or pile; a stack of hay, corn, peas, etc., especially one built and thatched. See also mow.

Examples: rick of bricks, 1703; of coal, 1881; of corn, 1382; of grain; of peas; of snow, 1886; of straw, 1589; of wheat, 1557; hayrick, 1895.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rick - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) crick, kink, wrick Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
	2.	rick - a stack of hay hayrick, haystack stack - an orderly pile haycock - a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
Verb	1.	rick - pile in ricks; "rick hay" pile, stack, heap - arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
	2.	rick - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" sprain, wrick, wrench, twist, turn injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to