wrick
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1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | cramp, muscle spasm, spasm, |
| definition | : | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction (noun.state) |
| domain region | : | britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, |
| definition | : | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location) |
2. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)
3. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | crick, |
| definition | : | twist (a body part) into a strained position (verb.body) |
4. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)
| derivation | : | sprain, |
| definition | : | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state) |
5. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | crick, |
| definition | : | twist (a body part) into a strained position (verb.body) |
6. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)
| derivation | : | sprain, |
| definition | : | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state) |
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