rick

English Thesaurus

1. a stack of hay (noun.group)

hypernym	:	stack,
definition	:	an orderly pile (noun.group)

hyponym	:	haycock,
definition	:	a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick (noun.group)

2. 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)

3. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

hypernym	:	injure, wound,
definition	:	cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)

4. pile in ricks (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	heap, pile, stack,
definition	:	arrange in stacks (verb.contact)

5. a stack of hay (noun.group)

derivation	:	rick,
definition	:	pile in ricks (verb.contact)

6. 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)

derivation	:	rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick,
definition	:	twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

7. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

derivation	:	pull, twist, wrench,
definition	:	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	sprain,
definition	:	a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	crick, kink, rick, wrick,
definition	:	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)

8. pile in ricks (verb.contact)

derivation	:	hayrick, haystack, rick,
definition	:	a stack of hay (noun.group)

9. a stack of hay (noun.group)

derivation	:	rick,
definition	:	pile in ricks (verb.contact)

10. 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)

derivation	:	rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick,
definition	:	twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

11. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

derivation	:	pull, twist, wrench,
definition	:	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	sprain,
definition	:	a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	crick, kink, rick, wrick,
definition	:	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)

12. pile in ricks (verb.contact)

derivation	:	hayrick, haystack, rick,
definition	:	a stack of hay (noun.group)