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rick

/rɪk/
/rɪk/
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Other forms: ricks; ricked; ricking

Definitions of rick
  1. noun
    a stack of hay
    synonyms: hayrick, haystack
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    types:
    haycock
    a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
    type of:
    stack
    an orderly pile
  2. verb
    pile in ricks
    rick hay”
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    type of:
    heap, pile, stack
    arrange in stacks
  3. noun
    a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
    synonyms: crick, kink, wrick
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    type of:
    cramp, muscle spasm, spasm
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  4. verb
    twist suddenly so as to sprain
    synonyms: sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick
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    type of:
    injure, wound
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
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