RICK

haystack, hayrick, rick

(noun) a stack of hay

crick, kink, rick, wrick

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

twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick

(verb) twist suddenly so as to sprain; “wrench one’s ankle”; “The wrestler twisted his shoulder”; “the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell”; “I turned my ankle and couldn’t walk for several days”

rick

(verb) pile in ricks; “rick hay”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

rick (plural ricks)

Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.

(US) A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.

Verb

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.

Etymology 2

Verb

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.

Etymology 3

Abbreviated form from recruit.

Noun

rick (plural ricks)

(military, pejorative and demeaning) A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee.

Anagrams

• crik

Etymology

Proper noun

Rick

A diminutive of the male given name Richard, or sometimes of related names, such as Ricardo.

A surname.

Anagrams

• crik

Source: Wiktionary

Rick, n. Etym: [OE. reek, rek, AS. hreác a heap; akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.]

Definition: A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching. Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows. G. Eliot.

Rick, v. t.

Definition: To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition