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crick
1[ krik ]
/ krɪk /
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noun
a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
verb (used with object)
to give a crick or wrench to (the neck, back, etc.).
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Origin of crick
11400–50; late Middle English crikke, perhaps akin to crick2
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Crick
[ krik ]
/ krɪk /
noun
Francis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English biophysicist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1962.
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British Dictionary definitions for crick (1 of 3)
crick1
/ (krɪk) informal /
noun
a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp in the neck or back
verb
(tr) to cause a crick in (the neck, back, etc)
Word Origin for crick
C15: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for crick (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for crick (3 of 3)
Crick
/ (krɪk) /
noun
Francis Harry Compton. 1916–2004, English molecular biologist: helped to discover the helical structure of DNA; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins 1962
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Medical definitions for crick (1 of 2)
crick
[ krĭk ]
n.
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
v.
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.
Medical definitions for crick (2 of 2)
Crick
[ krĭk ]
British biologist who with James D. Watson proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics.
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Scientific definitions for crick
Crick
[ krĭk ]
See Note at Rosalind Franklin.
British biologist who with James D. Watson identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they found that DNA has the structure of a double helix, consisting of two spirals linked together at the base, forming ladderlike rungs. For this work they shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Maurice Wilkins.
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