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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crick \Crick\ (kr[i^]k), n. [See {Creak}.] The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it [Obs.] --Johnson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crick \Crick\, n. [The same as creek a bending, twisting. See {Creek}, {Crook}.] 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. [Cf. F. cric.] A small jackscrew. --Knight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crick n : a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: {rick}, {wrick}] v : twist the head into a strained position
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