wrick

[rik]

wrick

[rik]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun
wrench; strain.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English wrikken to make abrupt movements; perhaps akin to wrinkle, wrench
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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wrick (rɪk)
 
vb
a variant spelling (chiefly Brit) of rick
 
[C19: earlier rick; perhaps from Middle Low German wricken to move jerkily, sprain]

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