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WRICK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

crick; kink; rick; wrick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Twist suddenly so as to sprain

Example:

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

Synonyms:

rick; sprain; turn; twist; wrench; wrick

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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))

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