noun / verb
crick
KRIK/krˈɪk/
A painful stiffness or spasm, especially in the neck or back.
He holds his neck where a painful crick limits movement.
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Scandinavian words for a bend and sound imitation are competing suggestions; neither warrants a firm ancestor link.
In context
we ended up driving all night and the next morning it was like you know I've been with this moment for 24 hours I got a crick at my neck trying to keep her driving
More examples
- She cricked her neck.
- A crick kept him from turning.
- He is cricking his neck to see.
Forms
crick · cricks · cricked · cricking
Similar words
- stiffness
- The general restricted feeling.
- spasm
- An involuntary contraction rather than every crick.