crick
noun
a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
cricked
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past participleof crick.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crick.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cricknouna sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
Example Sentences
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One of them, in a wee tartan skirt, strikes cricked and awkward poses, then gets it in the neck, mouthing the word “fashion” at the last gasp.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2019
I remember reading the fourth in the playground with my friend, both of us reading separate pages with our necks cricked.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2017
The heads are disproportionately big, the hands claw-like, the limbs flaccid or cricked and skewed in defiance of anatomy to get across further expression or character.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2010
If you are worried about getting a cricked neck, take a pillow case and stuff it with clothes at night.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2010
As the swing cricked a hundred cricks, Cat thought about the summer and all the disappointments and surprises it had brought her.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
