rick

/rik/
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rick

A farmer builds a rick of hay in the field.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A stack of hay: A large pile of hay, typically shaped like a cone or a rectangular block, that is stored outdoors.
    • A painful muscle spasm: A sudden, painful injury to a muscle, especially in the neck or back, often caused by a wrenching or twisting motion. (Note: This sense is particularly common in British English, where it is synonymous with 'wrick'.)

  2. Verb:

    • To twist suddenly so as to sprain: To injure a joint or muscle by turning it sharply and painfully.
    • To pile in ricks: To form hay into a stack for storage.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Stack of hay):

    • The farmer built a large rick in the field to store the hay for the winter.
    • We played hide-and-seek around the old hay ricks.

  • Noun (Muscle spasm):

    • He got a nasty rick in his neck while trying to lift the heavy box.
    • Sleeping in an awkward position gave me a rick in my back.

  • Verb (To sprain):

    • Be careful not to rick your ankle on that uneven path.
    • She ricked her shoulder during the tennis match.

  • Verb (To pile hay):

    • After the harvest, they worked together to rick the hay before the rain came.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have a rick in one's neck/back": To be suffering from a painful, stiff muscle in the neck or back.
    • I can't turn my head; I've got a terrible rick in my neck.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wrick (n. & v.): A British English variant of 'rick' meaning a muscle sprain or to cause such a sprain. It is used interchangeably with the second sense of 'rick'.
    • He gave his knee a nasty wrick.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Stack): Haystack, pile, heap, mound.
  • Noun (Sprain): Sprain, strain, crick, kink, tweak.
  • Verb (Sprain): Sprain, wrench, twist, strain, crick.
  • Verb (Pile): Stack, pile, heap.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically featuring the word 'rick'.)

rick

A farmer builds a rick of hay in the field.

Noun
  1. a stack of hay
  2. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
Verb
  1. 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
  2. pile in ricks
    • rick hay

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