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Crick (krĭk), n. [See Creak.] The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Crick, n. [The same as creek a bending, twisting. See Creek, Crook.]
1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part.
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To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward. Holland.
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2. [Cf. F. cric.] A small jackscrew. Knight.
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