noun🔗ShareCalambre, tirónA 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.)"After lifting heavy boxes, he felt a crick in his back. "Después de levantar cajas pesadas, sintió un tirón en la espalda.medicinephysiologybodysensationdiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGatoA small jackscrew."The mechanic used a crick to slightly lift the heavy machine so he could adjust the leveling feet. "El mecánico usó un gato para levantar ligeramente la máquina pesada y poder ajustar los pies de nivelación.technicalmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSufrir un calambreTo develop a crick (cramp, spasm)."After gardening for hours, my neck started to crick. "Después de trabajar en el jardín durante horas, mi cuello comenzó a sufrir un calambre.bodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcerseTo cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in."The awkward posture while studying made her neck crick. "La postura incómoda mientras estudiaba le torció el cuello.bodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcerse, lesionarseTo twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain."The dancer's neck crickled as she stretched for the overhead arabesque. "El cuello de la bailarina se torció mientras se estiraba para el arabesco por encima de la cabeza.bodymedicinephysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnsenada, calaA 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."The fishing boat docked in the small crick near the marina. "El barco pesquero atracó en la pequeña ensenada cerca del puerto deportivo.geographynauticalenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArroyoA stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook."The children followed the crick to the old oak tree where they often played. "Los niños siguieron el arroyo hasta el viejo roble donde jugaban a menudo.geographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCurva, recodoAny turn or winding."The winding crick in the park path led to a hidden picnic area. "La curva sinuosa del sendero del parque conducía a una zona de picnic escondida.waydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrujidoThe creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it."The old door hinge let out a loud crick every time someone opened it. "La vieja bisagra de la puerta emitía un fuerte crujido cada vez que alguien la abría.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
