cricks

plural of crick
as in cramps
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up

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cramps
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  • Typical symptoms include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Right guard Kevin Dotson battled cramps against the Eagles and was out for the second block.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Cricks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricks. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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