rick

1 a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: crick, wrick]

2 a stack of hay [syn: haystack, hayrick]

1 pile in ricks; "rick hay"

2 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" [syn: twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick]

see rick

English

Proper noun

Rick

1. A given name, a diminutive of Richard.

Rick may refer to:

• A shortened version of a given name such as "Richard," "Eric," "Frederick," "Derrick," "Garrick", "Ulrich" or "Patrick". It may also be formal or full name on its own.
• A stack of hay, straw, or firewood, cross-stacked to allow air to circulate. This permits rapid drying, or in the case of wood, rapid burning. A rick of wood is sometimes heated in an oxygen-free environment to produce charcoal.
• A frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as used to hold barrels in a distillery, boxes in a warehouse, etc.
• Another name for a face cord.
• Rick (film).
• "Rick", a slang term commonly used to refer to Rickenbacker basses and guitars.

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