noun🔗ShareCrampe, torticolisA 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. "Après avoir soulevé des boîtes lourdes, il a ressenti une crampe dans le dos.medicinephysiologybodysensationdiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCricA small jackscrew."The mechanic used a crick to slightly lift the heavy machine so he could adjust the leveling feet. "Le mécanicien a utilisé un cric pour soulever légèrement la machine lourde afin de pouvoir régler les pieds de nivellement.technicalmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir une crampeTo develop a crick (cramp, spasm)."After gardening for hours, my neck started to crick. "Après avoir jardiné pendant des heures, mon cou a commencé à avoir une crampe.bodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe coincerTo cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in."The awkward posture while studying made her neck crick. "La posture maladroite pendant qu'elle étudiait lui a coincé le cou.bodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe tordre, se claquerTo twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain."The dancer's neck crickled as she stretched for the overhead arabesque. "Le cou de la danseuse s'est claqué alors qu'elle s'étirait pour l'arabesque au-dessus de la tête.bodymedicinephysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnse, criqueA 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. "Le bateau de pêche a accosté dans la petite crique près de la marina.geographynauticalenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRuisseauA 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. "Les enfants ont suivi le ruisseau jusqu'au vieux chêne où ils jouaient souvent.geographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbe, sinuositéAny turn or winding."The winding crick in the park path led to a hidden picnic area. "La courbe sinueuse du sentier du parc menait à une aire de pique-nique cachée.waydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrincementThe creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it."The old door hinge let out a loud crick every time someone opened it. "La vieille charnière de la porte laissait échapper un fort grincement à chaque fois que quelqu'un l'ouvrait.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
