wrick (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *wrick*:
NOUN	state	wrick, crick, kink, rick	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British)
VERB	body	wrick, twist, sprain, wrench, turn, rick	twist suddenly so as to sprain

English > *wrick*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British).
Synonyms	crick, kink, rick
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain	A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broader	spasm, cramp, muscle spasm	A painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Spanish	tortícolis
Catalan	torticoli
Verbs	wrick	twist suddenly so as to sprain

English > *wrick*: 2 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	Twist suddenly so as to sprain.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	Did he wrick his foot?
Synonyms	twist, sprain, wrench, turn, rick
Broader	injure, wound	Cause injuries or bodily harm to
Spanish	descoyuntarse, dislocarse, girar, rotar, torcerse
Catalan	desconjuntar-se, dislocar-se, girar, rotar, torçar-se, torçar, tòrcer
Nouns	wrick	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British)

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