wrick
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wrick
(rɪk)vb
a variant spelling (chiefly Brit) of rick2
[C19: earlier rick; perhaps from Middle Low German wricken to move jerkily, sprain]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wrick
Past participle: wricked
Gerund: wricking
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Noun | 1. | wrick - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) 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 |
Verb | 1. | wrick - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wrick
n to have a wrick in one’s neck → sich (dat) → den Hals ausgerenkt haben; to get a wrick in one’s neck → sich (dat) → den Hals ausrenken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wrick
rick [rɪk] vt to wrick one's ankle → slogarsi la cavigliato wrick one's neck → farsi uno strappo (muscolare) al collo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995