crick

1. n. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. Source: opted

2. n. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. Source: opted

3. n. A small jackscrew. Source: opted

4. n. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British) Source: wordnet

5. v. twist (a body part) into a strained position Source: wordnet

6. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.] Johnson. 1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward. Holland. 2. Etym: [Cf. F. cric.] A small jackscrew. Knight. Source: webster

7. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.]Johnson. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) n. English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) v. twist (a body part) into a strained position Source: ecdict

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