"rick" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪk/ [UK] Forms: ricks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From Middle English *rykke, from Old English hrycce (“rick, heap, pile”), cognate with Scots ruk (“rick”), Norwegian ruka (“rick, haystack”). Related also to Old English hrēac (“rick, stack”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap”). Further relations: Dutch rook, Norwegian rauk, Swedish rök, Icelandic hraukur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*rykke}} Middle English *rykke, {{inh|en|ang|hrycce||rick, heap, pile}} Old English hrycce (“rick, heap, pile”), {{cog|sco|ruk||rick}} Scots ruk (“rick”), {{cog|no|ruka||rick, haystack}} Norwegian ruka (“rick, haystack”), {{m|ang|hrēac||rick, stack}} hrēac (“rick, stack”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hraukaz||heap}} Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap”), {{m|nl|rook}} rook, {{m|no|rauk}} rauk, {{m|sv|rök}} rök, {{m|is|hraukur}} hraukur Head templates: {{en-noun}} rick (plural ricks)
  1. Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. Categories (topical): People Translations (stack or pile, of straw, hay etc.): кәбән (kəbən) (english: large) (Bashkir), күбә (kübə) (english: small) (Bashkir), купа (kupa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), auma (Finnish), meule [feminine] (French), راژ (râž) (Persian), راش (râš) (Persian), چاچ (čâč) (Persian), bróg [masculine] (Polish), стог (stog) [masculine] (Russian), stack [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rick-en-noun-Q-f99AGs Disambiguation of People: 37 7 24 32 0 Disambiguation of 'stack or pile, of straw, hay etc.': 86 14
  2. (US) A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-rick-en-noun-x4KNkT6h Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ruck Derived forms: rickburner, rick cloth
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪk/ [UK] Forms: ricks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Abbreviated form from recruit. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rick (plural ricks)
  1. (military, derogatory and demeaning) A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee. Categories (topical): Military, Agriculture, People, Timber industry Categories (lifeform): Woods
    Sense id: en-rick-en-noun-hLIvgZLf Disambiguation of Agriculture: 24 9 47 18 3 Disambiguation of People: 37 7 24 32 0 Disambiguation of Timber industry: 23 7 53 10 8 Disambiguation of Woods: 28 16 36 15 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 7 62 6 3 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪk/ [UK] Forms: ricks [present, singular, third-person], ricking [participle, present], ricked [participle, past], ricked [past]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From Middle English *rykke, from Old English hrycce (“rick, heap, pile”), cognate with Scots ruk (“rick”), Norwegian ruka (“rick, haystack”). Related also to Old English hrēac (“rick, stack”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap”). Further relations: Dutch rook, Norwegian rauk, Swedish rök, Icelandic hraukur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*rykke}} Middle English *rykke, {{inh|en|ang|hrycce||rick, heap, pile}} Old English hrycce (“rick, heap, pile”), {{cog|sco|ruk||rick}} Scots ruk (“rick”), {{cog|no|ruka||rick, haystack}} Norwegian ruka (“rick, haystack”), {{m|ang|hrēac||rick, stack}} hrēac (“rick, stack”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hraukaz||heap}} Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap”), {{m|nl|rook}} rook, {{m|no|rauk}} rauk, {{m|sv|rök}} rök, {{m|is|hraukur}} hraukur Head templates: {{en-verb}} rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)
  1. To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-rick-en-verb-GqRcEYGh Disambiguation of People: 37 7 24 32 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ruck
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪk/ [UK] Forms: ricks [present, singular, third-person], ricking [participle, present], ricked [participle, past], ricked [past]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From earlier wrick, from Middle English wricken, wrikken (“to move back and forth”), probably from Middle Dutch *verwricken or Middle Low German vorwricken. Cognate with West Frisian wrikke, wrikje, Dutch wrikken, Low German wricken, German wricken, Danish vrikke, Swedish vricka. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wrick}} wrick, {{inh|en|enm|wricken}} Middle English wricken, {{m|enm|wrikken|t=to move back and forth}} wrikken (“to move back and forth”), {{der|en|dum|*verwricken}} Middle Dutch *verwricken, {{der|en|gml|vorwricken}} Middle Low German vorwricken, {{cog|fy|wrikke}} West Frisian wrikke, {{m|fy|wrikje}} wrikje, {{cog|nl|wrikken}} Dutch wrikken, {{cog|nds|wricken}} Low German wricken, {{cog|de|wricken}} German wricken, {{cog|da|vrikke}} Danish vrikke, {{cog|sv|vricka}} Swedish vricka Head templates: {{en-verb}} rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)
  1. To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.
    Sense id: en-rick-en-verb-GitFpOIJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "auma"
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      "sense": "stack or pile, of straw, hay etc.",
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}

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        "present"
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        "2": "vricka"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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