Meaning Of The Word Crick

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crick
countable noun: If you have a crick in your neck or in your back, you have a pain there caused by muscles becoming stiff.

Crick in American English
Francis H(arry) C(ompton)1916-2004; Eng. scientist: helped determine the structure of DNA

crick in American English 1
a painful muscle spasm or cramp in the neck, back, etc.
to cause a crick in
noun: a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back
transitive verb: to give a crick or wrench to (the neck, back, etc.)

crick in American English 2
creek (sense 2)
noun

Crick in British English
noun: Francis Harry Compton. 1916–2004, English molecular biologist: helped to discover the helical structure of DNA; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins 1962

crick in British English 1
noun: a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp in the neck or back
verb: to cause a crick in (the neck, back, etc)

crick in British English 2
noun

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