WRICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wrick mean? 

• WRICK (noun)
  The noun WRICK has 1 sense:

1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British)

  Familiarity information: WRICK used as a noun is very rare.

• WRICK (verb)
  The verb WRICK has 1 sense:

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain

  Familiarity information: WRICK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

crick; kink; rick; wrick

Hypernyms ("wrick" is a kind of...):

cramp; muscle spasm; spasm (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (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)

Derivation:

wrick (twist suddenly so as to sprain)

• WRICK (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Twist suddenly so as to sprain

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

rick; sprain; turn; twist; wrench; wrick

Context example:

I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

Hypernyms (to "wrick" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he wrick his foot?

Derivation:

wrick (a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British))