"wrick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wricks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). See also Low German wriggen, German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wricken}} Middle English wricken, {{der|en|dum|wricken}} Middle Dutch wricken, {{cog|nl|wrikken||to wriggle}} Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”), {{der|en|gml|wricken||to move jerkily; sprain}} Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*wrigōną||to wriggle}} Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wreyḱ-||to turn, wrap, tie}} Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), {{m|ine-pro|*wer-||to turn, bend}} *wer- (“to turn, bend”), {{cog|nds|wriggen}} Low German wriggen, {{cog|nds-de|wricken||to row; scull; move back and forth}} German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”), {{cog|da|vrikke||to move; turn; wriggle}} Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), {{cog|sv|vricka||to sprain; twist; scull}} Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrick (plural wricks)
  1. A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back Synonyms: crick
    Sense id: en-wrick-en-noun-eEwVaDzZ

Verb

Forms: wricks [present, singular, third-person], wricking [participle, present], wricked [participle, past], wricked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). See also Low German wriggen, German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wricken}} Middle English wricken, {{der|en|dum|wricken}} Middle Dutch wricken, {{cog|nl|wrikken||to wriggle}} Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”), {{der|en|gml|wricken||to move jerkily; sprain}} Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*wrigōną||to wriggle}} Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wreyḱ-||to turn, wrap, tie}} Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), {{m|ine-pro|*wer-||to turn, bend}} *wer- (“to turn, bend”), {{cog|nds|wriggen}} Low German wriggen, {{cog|nds-de|wricken||to row; scull; move back and forth}} German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”), {{cog|da|vrikke||to move; turn; wriggle}} Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), {{cog|sv|vricka||to sprain; twist; scull}} Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} wrick (third-person singular simple present wricks, present participle wricking, simple past and past participle wricked)
  1. (dialect) To twist; turn Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-wrick-en-verb-hpij1rIb
  2. (dialect) To wrench; strain Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-wrick-en-verb-bhRysNhr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 11 65

Inflected forms

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          "back",
          "back"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "crick"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wrick"
}

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