Crick - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|krɪk|
Brit.
|krɪk|
noun
- a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (syn: kink, rick, wrick)
- English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
- English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
verb
- twist (a body part) into a strained position
crick your neck
Extra examples
...got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up...
He cricked his back sleeping on the sofa.
He was getting a crick in his neck from leaning out of the window for so long.
I cricked my back bending to pick up the suitcase.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: crick
he/she/it: cricks
present participle: cricking
past tense: cricked
past participle: cricked
I/you/we/they: crick
he/she/it: cricks
present participle: cricking
past tense: cricked
past participle: cricked
noun
singular: crick
plural: cricks
singular: crick
plural: cricks
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