wrick

Meaning

Verb

1. To twist; turn
2. To wrench; strain

Noun

A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Synonyms

rick

sprain

wrench

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twist

turn

wrest

wring

crick

kink

mangle

warp

contort

luxate

distort

dislocate

distord

pull

strain

Etymology

From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”).
See also Low German wriggen, German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”).