wrick

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[rik]

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun

wrench; strain.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME wrikken to make abrupt movements; perh. akin to wrinkle, wrench

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wrick
noun
1.	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British) [syn: crick]
verb
1.	twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: twist]

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