crick
/krɪk/
noun
- A painful, stiff feeling in a muscle, especially in the neck or back, often caused by a sudden movement or staying in one position too long.
- He got a crick in his shoulder from lifting the heavy box the wrong way.
- After sitting at the computer all day, she had a crick in her lower back.
- I woke up with a crick in my neck from sleeping in a strange position.
verb
- To cause a painful stiffness in a muscle, especially in the neck or back.
- Be careful not to crick your neck when you look up at the ceiling.
- Turning too quickly cricked his neck, and he couldn't move it for hours.
- She cricked her back while trying to reach the top shelf.