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Definition of Crick
1. Noun. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British).
Exact synonyms: Kink, Rick, Wrick
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Cramp, Muscle Spasm, Spasm
Derivative terms: Rick, Wrick
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Cramp, Muscle Spasm, Spasm
Derivative terms: Rick, Wrick
2. Verb. Twist (a body part) into a strained position. "Crick your neck"
Generic synonyms: Twist
3. Noun. English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004).
Definition of Crick
1. n. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
2. n. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part.
Definition of Crick
1. to cause a spasm of the neck [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Crick
1. Francis H.C., British biochemist and Nobel laureate, *1916. See: Watson-Crick helix. (05 Mar 2000)
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