crick means A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5872). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
name
- A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5872).
- A small village in Caerwent community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4890).
- A habitational surname derived from the placename.“Francis Crick was the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.”
noun
- A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.“I had a crick in my neck for a week after ordering the wrong pillow at the Graylyn Estate […]”
- A small jackscrew.
- The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
verb
- To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).“Stomach sleeping never worked for her because her neck cricked and pained in so short a time, that she never got the chance to fall asleep that way although the rest of her body snuggled well into the bed in that position.”
- To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.“He'd fallen asleep after all (and he'd done it in such a way as to crick his neck and his back and put his right arm to sleep; hardly a good start to a busy day) and now daylight was seeping through the bald patches in the thatch, ...”
- To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.“He stopped a few feet from her, probably because he'd have to crick his neck to glare at her and that would just be embarrassing for him. “Dealing with garbage suits you.””
- To make a sharp, penetrating sound; chirp.