noun Download 🔗Share A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) Examples : "After lifting heavy boxes, he felt a crick in his back. " medicine physiology body sensation disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small jackscrew. Examples : "The mechanic used a crick to slightly lift the heavy machine so he could adjust the leveling feet. " technical machine device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To develop a crick (cramp, spasm). Examples : "After gardening for hours, my neck started to crick. " body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in. Examples : "The awkward posture while studying made her neck crick. " body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain. Examples : "The dancer's neck crickled as she stretched for the overhead arabesque. " body medicine physiology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. Examples : "The fishing boat docked in the small crick near the marina. " geography nautical environment area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook. Examples : "The children followed the crick to the old oak tree where they often played. " geography nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any turn or winding. Examples : "The winding crick in the park path led to a hidden picnic area. " way direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. Examples : "The old door hinge let out a loud crick every time someone opened it. " sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading