crick meaning and definition

CRICK noun

Definition of crick (noun)

1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
   • synonyms: kink, rick, wrick
2. English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
   • synonyms: Francis Crick, Francis Henry Compton Crick

CRICK verb

Definition of crick (verb)

1. twist (a body part) into a strained position
   • "crick your neck"