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Webster 1913 Edition
Crick
1.
A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part.
To those also that, with a
crick
or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward. Holland.
2.
[Cf. F.
cric
.] A small jackscrew.
Knight.
Webster 1828 Edition
Crick
CRICK
,Noun.
1.
The creaking of a door. [Not used.]2.
A spasmodic affection of some part of the body, as of the neck or back; local spasm or cramp.Definition 2024
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English
Proper noun
Crick
- A village in Northamptonshire, England
- A habitational surname derived from the placename
- Francis Crick co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
crick
crick
See also: Crick
English
Noun
crick (plural cricks)
- 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.)
- A small jackscrew.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Translations
muscular cramp or spasm
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Verb
crick (third-person singular simple present cricks, present participle cricking, simple past and past participle cricked)
- to violently spasm.
Etymology 2
Noun
crick (plural cricks)
- (Appalachia) Alternative form of creek
Etymology 3
See creak.
Noun
crick (plural cricks)