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RICK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stack of hay

Synonyms:

hayrick; haystack; rick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("rick" is a kind of...):

stack (an orderly pile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rick"):

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)

Derivation:

rick (pile in ricks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

crick; kink; rick; wrick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rick" is a kind of...):

cramp; muscle spasm; spasm (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Derivation:

rick (twist suddenly so as to sprain)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Twist suddenly so as to sprain

Example:

I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

Synonyms:

rick; sprain; turn; twist; wrench; wrick

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "rick" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he rick his foot?

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pile in ricks

Example:

rick hay

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rick" is one way to...):

heap; pile; stack (arrange in stacks)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rick (a stack of hay)

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