1. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (‘rick’ and ‘wrick’ are British)
   "He woke up with a wrick in his neck after sleeping in an awkward position";
   - crick, kink [N. Amer], rick [Brit]

1. Twist suddenly so as to sprain
   "The wrestler wricked his shoulder";
   - twist, sprain, wrench, turn, rick

Derived forms: wricked, wricking, wricks

Type of: cramp, injure, muscle spasm, spasm, wound