crick
pronunciation
How to pronounce crick in British English:
UK [krɪk]
How to pronounce crick in American English:
US [krɪk]
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- Noun:
- a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
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- Verb:
- twist the head into a strained position
Word Origin
- crick (n.)
- early 15c., of uncertain origin; OED says "probably onomatopœic."
Example
- 1. Suddenly mr crick got up from his stool .
- 2. Crick writes to collaborator dr. maurice wilkins and praises the exit of a female collaborator , dr. rosalind franklin .
- 3. Their discovery of the double helix is one of two associated with crick ; the other is the genetic code .
- 4. The article sparked some discussion , but the structure didn 't achieve iconic status until watson and crick 's 1962 nobel prize .
- 5. However , crick 's office roommate , dr. sydney brenner , recently donated boxes of his letters to the cold spring harbor laboratory library .