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crick
1
(crick)
Pronunciation:
/krɪk/
noun
a painful stiff feeling in the neck or back.
verb
[
with object
]
twist or strain (one’s neck or back), causing painful stiffness:
(as adjective
cricked
)
he suffered a cricked neck during tackling practice
Origin:
late Middle English
: of unknown origin
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