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rick
1[rik]
noun
Chiefly Midland U.S., Also a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
a stack of cordwood or logs cut to even lengths.
a frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as used to hold barrels in a distillery, boxes in a warehouse, etc.
verb (used with object)
to form grain into a stack or pile.
to stack (cordwood) in ricks.
rick
2[rik]
verb (used with or without object)
rick
1/ rɪk /
noun
a large stack of hay, corn, peas, etc, built in the open in a regular-shaped pile, esp one with a thatched top
verb
(tr) to stack or pile into ricks
rick
2/ rɪk /
noun
a wrench or sprain, as of the back
verb
(tr) to wrench or sprain (a joint, a limb, the back, etc)
Other Word Forms
- ricker noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rick1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rick1
Origin of rick2
Example Sentences
"That rick and morty 9/11 pearl harbour joke killed me," a user admitted, with two crying emojis.
“I’m really excited about this and that it’s a female founded company which is incredibly inspirational,” Vonn, who had a minor scare this week when she ricked her back playing with pet dog Leo, said.
College players will continue to test the waters with potentially greater rick to their eligibility, well-established agents such as Paul won’t be affected, and many expect agents to find myriad loopholes.
Down in the tunnels, workers sorted the remains of the dead, filing them by bones into space-efficient ricks and stacks.
He and Phyllis do the ricking — barrel loading and organizing — every week.
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