crick

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. 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.
2. A small jackscrew.

Verb

1. To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).
2. To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.
3. To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.

Sinonieme

cramp

sprain

kink

rick

wrench

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wrick

spasm

muscle spasm

strain

tic

turn

twist

contort

wring

dislocate

distort

pang

prise

quirk

muscle cramp

screw up

stiff neck

Vertalings

verrenken

torticoli

ausrenken

Muskelkrampf

νευροκαβαλίκεμα

στραβολαίμιασμα

absurdité

crampe

entorse

illogique

slogare

torcicollo

kramp

uitstrekken

stijfheid

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɹɪk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: crike

Verwante met Old Norse: kriki

In summary

From Middle English crike, crykke (“muscular spasm of the neck”), attested since the 1400s. Likely related to Old Norse kriki (“bend; nook”), whence also crick (“creek”) and creek.