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English noun: wrick | |||
| 1. | wrick (state) a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | ||
| Synonyms | crick, kink, rick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cramp, muscle spasm, spasm | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
English verb: wrick | |||
| 1. | wrick (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 wrick his foot? | ||
| Synonyms | rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
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