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rick

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: rick

1
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a stack of hay
pile in ricks
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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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: rick
1

n a stack of hay

Synonyms:
hayrick, haystack
Types:
haycock
a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
Type of:
stack
an orderly pile

v pile in ricks

rick hay”
Type of:
heap, pile, stack
arrange in stacks
2

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

Synonyms:
crick, kink, wrick
Type of:
cramp, muscle spasm, spasm
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

v twist suddenly so as to sprain

Synonyms:
sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick
Type of:
injure, wound
cause injuries or bodily harm to
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