English noun: rick | |||
1. | rick (state) a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | ||
Synonyms | crick, kink, wrick | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cramp, muscle spasm, spasm | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
2. | rick (group) a stack of hay | ||
Synonyms | hayrick, haystack | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stack | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haycock | ||
English verb: rick | |||
1. | rick (contact) pile in ricks | ||
Samples | Rick hay. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heap, pile, stack | ||
2. | rick (body) twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||
Samples | Wrench one's ankle. The wrestler twisted his shoulder. The hikers sprained their ankles when they fell. I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days. | ||
Examples | Did he rick his foot? | ||
Synonyms | sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||