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Crick

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.)

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📖 Definitions of "Crick"

noun

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.

verb

1
To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).
2
To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.
3
To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.

🔄 Synonyms of "Crick"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wricknoun	A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back
ricknoun	Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crick"

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Word	Definition
wricknoun	A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back
ricknoun	Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
crampnoun	A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
achenoun	Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
brooknoun	(Northeastern US) A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
rivièrenoun	A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, especially one of several strings.
pairingnoun	The combination or union of two things.
cricnoun	(medicine, colloquial) Cricothyrotomy; cricothyroidotomy.
streamnoun	Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
rivernoun	A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
creeknoun	(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
cringenoun	(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.
catchnoun	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
crampitnoun	Alternative form of crampet. [(military) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a scabbard.]
charley horsenoun	(idiomatic, US) A muscle cramp, usually a strong one, in the thigh, leg, arm, or core.
crampetnoun	One of the metal plates, with spikes attached, forming a pair of crampons.
crimpnoun	A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
craningverb	The act of one who cranes.
crispationnoun	(archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
crimpagenoun	(climbing) crimping (using small holds with little surface area).