WRICK

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

wrick (third-person singular simple present wricks, present participle wricking, simple past and past participle wricked)

(dialect) To twist; turn

(dialect) To wrench; strain

Noun

wrick (plural wricks)

A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Synonyms

• crick

Source: Wiktionary



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