Associations to the word «Crick»

Wiktionary

CRICK, noun. 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.)
CRICK, noun. A small jackscrew.
CRICK, verb. To violently spasm.
CRICK, noun. (Appalachian) Alternative form of creek
CRICK, noun. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
CRICK, proper noun. A village in Northamptonshire, England
CRICK, proper noun. A habitational surname derived from the placename
CRICK, proper noun. Francis Crick co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

Dictionary definition

CRICK, noun. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British).
CRICK, noun. English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004).
CRICK, verb. Twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats