crick

Pronunciation: /kɹɪk/

The English word “crick” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.
A small jackscrew.
The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.

verb

To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).
To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.
To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.
To make a sharp, penetrating sound; chirp.

Etymology

From Middle English crike, crykke (“muscular spasm of the neck”), attested since the 1400s. Likely related to Old Norse kriki (“bend; nook”), whence also crick (“creek”) and creek.

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