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rick

1

[ rik ]

noun

  1. Also Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
  2. a stack of cordwood or logs cut to even lengths.
  3. a frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as used to hold barrels in a distillery, boxes in a warehouse, etc.


verb (used with object)

  1. to form grain into a stack or pile.
  2. to stack (cordwood) in ricks.

rick

2

[ rik ]

verb (used with or without object)

Rick

3

[ rik ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Eric or Richard.

rick

1

/ rɪk /

noun

  1. a wrench or sprain, as of the back


verb

  1. tr to wrench or sprain (a joint, a limb, the back, etc)

rick

2

/ rɪk /

noun

  1. a large stack of hay, corn, peas, etc, built in the open in a regular-shaped pile, esp one with a thatched top

verb

  1. tr to stack or pile into ricks

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Other Words From

  • ricker noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rick1

before 900; Middle English rek ( e ), reek, Old English hrēac; akin to Old Norse hraukr, Old Frisian reak, Middle Dutch rooc, roke

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rick1

C18: see wrick

Origin of rick2

Old English hrēac ; related to Old Norse hraukr

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Example Sentences

I watched SNL—the Eddie Murphy generation—and also SCTV with Rick Moranis.

The reason why I brought that up is because I remember how happy Rick and I were when Altman said that.

With Rick, I think the culture just lags behind great artists much of the time, and it takes time for it to catch up.

Rick would cut together five years worth of work, add the sixth, then recut six years worth of work, add the seventh, and so on.

He praised Rick Santorum, famous for wearing sweater vests in 2012, for running a “fashion forward campaign.”

Then it was driven away to the rick-yard by the careful driver, being succeeded by another team with military precision.

Rick heard the secretary draw in his breath sharply, and he surreptitiously got ready to pump a shell into the riot gun's chamber.

Rick spotted a large group of soldiers—he estimated about two hundred—dispersed around the hotel.

Rick and Scotty, tired after an exhausting day, had gone to bed while the light still burned in Hartson Brant's room.

Rick and Scotty watched as the engineer got busy, hooking the remote-switch cable into the amplifier.

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