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crick 1
(krĭk)n.
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
tr.v. cricked, crick·ing, cricks
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
[Middle English crike.]
crick 2
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crick
(krɪk)n
(Physiology) a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp in the neck or back
vb
(Physiology) (tr) to cause a crick in (the neck, back, etc)
[C15: of uncertain origin]
crick
(krɪk)n
(Physical Geography) US and Canadian a dialect word for creek2
Crick
(krɪk)n
(Biography) Francis Harry Compton. 1916–2004, English molecular biologist: helped to discover the helical structure of DNA; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins 1962
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crick1
(krɪk)n.
1. a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
v.t. 2. to give a crick or wrench to (the neck, back, etc.).
[1400–50; late Middle English crikke, perhaps akin to crick2]
crick2
(krɪk)n. Northern and Western U.S.
Crick
(krɪk)n.
Francis Harry Compton, born 1916, English biophysicist: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1962.
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Past participle: cricked
Gerund: cricking
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Noun | 1. | crick - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) 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 |
2. | Crick - English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) | |
Verb | 1. | crick - twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck" twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" |
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crick
(Informal)noun
1. spasm, cramp, convulsion, twinge I've got a crick in my neck from looking up at the screen.
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