Meaning & Definition of Crick in English
English⟶
Crick
/krɪk/
noun
1. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)
synonym:
- crick,
- kink,
- rick,
- wrick
2. English biochemist who (with watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of dna (1916-2004)
synonym:
- Crick,
- Francis Crick,
- Francis Henry Compton Crick
verb
1. Twist (a body part) into a strained position
- "Crick your neck"
synonym:
- crick
Examples of using
I woke up with a crick in my neck.