CRICK

Crick, Francis Crick, Francis Henry Compton Crick

(noun) English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

crick, kink, rick, wrick

(noun) a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British)

crick

(verb) twist (a body part) into a strained position; “crick your neck”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

crick (plural cricks)

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.)

A small jackscrew.

Verb

crick (third-person singular simple present cricks, present participle cricking, simple past and past participle cricked)

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

crick (plural cricks)

(Appalachian) Alternative form of creek

Etymology 3

Noun

crick (plural cricks)

The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.

Proper noun

Crick

A village in Northamptonshire, England

A habitational surname derived from the placename

Francis Crick was the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.

Source: Wiktionary

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Crick (krk), n. Etym: [See Creak.]

Definition: The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.] Johnson.

Crick, n. Etym: [The same as creek a bending, twisting. See Creek, Crook.]

1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward. Holland.

2. Etym: [Cf. F. cric.]

Definition: A small jackscrew. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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