crick

/kɹˈɪk/

/ˈkɹɪk/

Crick

English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

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

synonyms : kink

to crick

MAIN VERB

extremely

synonyms : all-fired

twist (a body part) into a strained position

Examples

1. I have a crick in my neck!

2. I have a crick in my neck.

3. A three hour drive can give you one crick in the neck!

4. Five hours in the car can give you one crick in the neck.