noun
1.
a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
verb (used with object)
2.
to give a crick or wrench to (the neck, back, etc.).
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crick1 (krɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp in the neck or back |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to cause a crick in (the neck, back, etc) |
| [C15: of uncertain origin] | |
| crick2 (krɪk) | |
| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) a dialect word for creek | |
| Crick (krɪk) | |
| —n | |
| Francis Harry Compton. 1916--2004, English molecular biologist: helped to discover the helical structure of DNA; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins 1962 | |
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Word Origin & History
crick
c.1424, of uncertain origin; OED says "probably onomatopoeic," but it is difficult to imagine of what.
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Medical Dictionary
crick (krĭk)
n.
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck. v. cricked, crick·ing, cricks
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
Crick (krĭk), Francis Henry Compton. Born 1916.
British biologist who with James D. Watson proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics.
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British biologist who with James D. Watson identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they found that DNA has the structure of a double helix, consisting of two spirals linked together at the base, forming ladderlike rungs. For this work they shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Maurice Wilkins. |
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