Definition of crick
: a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)
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Examples of crick in a Sentence
got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up
Recent Examples of crick from the Web
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Pirates fans got a crick in their necks, from trying to avoid looking at their future, which looks like their past, which was mostly terrible.
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His neck was stiff, as if there were a crick on both sides.
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The lobby occupies the old Terminal Station, a Beaux-Arts structure that was built in 1909 and causes neck cricks with its 82-foot-high ceiling dome.
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Frolics fireworks are back so that Monday morning crick in your neck will be worth the trouble.
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Fighting the resulting symptoms: sore shoulders, a piercing crick in the neck, or worse, jet lag or altitude sickness.
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The reclined lounges, placed up front, have turned an previously unpopular seating area into prime real estate — and are free from the dreaded neck cricks that traditionally accompany front-row viewing.
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Origin and Etymology of crick
Middle English cryk
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First Known Use: 15th century
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Definition of crick
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: to cause a crick in
- crick one's neck
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: to turn or twist (something, such as one's head) especially into a strained position
Examples of crick in a Sentence
He cricked his back sleeping on the sofa.
Recent Examples of crick from the Web
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The gear selector for the standard six-speed manual gearbox also is a mite too far back in the cabin, cricking elbows during shifts into the even-numbered ratios.
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First Known Use of crick
1850
CRICK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of crick for English Language Learners
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: a sudden pain especially in your neck or back that is caused by tight muscles
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Definition of crick for English Language Learners
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: to develop a crick in (your neck or back)
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of crick
: a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)
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