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Rarecrick
The correct spelling is crick.
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noun
Say it like: Cri-k
The correct spelling is 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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Meanings
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.
- 3.A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
- 4.A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
- 5.Any turn or winding.
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.
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