CRICK
What does "CRICK" mean?
A painful stiffness or cramp, especially in the neck or back.
Meanings
- A sudden painful stiffness in the muscles, usually of the neck or back. I slept at a bad angle and woke with a crick in my neck.
- To wrench or twist a part of the body so as to cause such stiffness. He cricked his neck reaching for the top shelf.
- A small stream or creek (dialectal variant). The kids waded in the crick behind the farm. informal
Word origin
A late Middle English word of uncertain origin, probably imitative of a sudden catch or twist; the 'small stream' sense is a regional dialect variant of 'creek'.
Remember it
A CRICK is a quick kink: short 'i', sharp sound, the muscle catches like the word does.
A little poem
One wrong angle, sleep-
and the morning hands you back
a stiff souvenir.
haiku
Wordplay
- I had a crick in my neck and a creek out back. Around here, even my spine sounds rural.
What it teaches
The body keeps the bill for every small position you held too long without noticing.
Quick facts
What does CRICK mean?
A painful stiffness or cramp, especially in the neck or back.
Is CRICK a valid word?
Yes — CRICK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CRICK?
CRICK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CRICK come from?
A late Middle English word of uncertain origin, probably imitative of a sudden catch or twist; the 'small stream' sense is a regional dialect variant of 'creek'.
What can CRICK teach us?
The body keeps the bill for every small position you held too long without noticing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.