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WRICK

\ɹˈɪk], \ɹˈɪk], \ɹ_ˈɪ_k]\

Definitions of WRICK

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

rik, v.t. (prov.) to twist, turn. [Low Ger. wrikken, to turn.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Slightly sprain or strain (neck, back, joint); (n.) sprain or strain (have a w. in my neck; gave my back a w.). [Middle English]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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