Crick

Quick meaning: Crick is a noun meaning A small jackscrew.

Meaning

A small jackscrew.

More Meanings

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.
4. (Appalachia, Ottawa Valley) Alternative form of creek.
5. (intransitive) To make a sharp, penetrating sound; chirp.
6. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

Now she was able to stand on her feet, so long as she kept her neck cricked.

Addy was tall for a woman, and he liked that because he didn't have to crick his neck .

I had a crick in my neck for a week after ordering the wrong pillow at the Graylyn Estate […]

The throbbing pain that even now was coursing through his neck and shoulders, making him crick his neck.

Word Forms

• cricks
• cricking
• cricked

Synonyms for crick

Depending on context, synonyms include wrick, rick.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wrick, rick, cramp, ache, brook, pairing.

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