as in cramp
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle
got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up
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Recent Examples of crick
Huzi Infinity Travel Neck Pillow Avoid neck cricks and pains with this infinity neck pillow that provides 360-degree support.
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
More of a crick in his neck.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
Don’t let tech neck put a crick in your running posture.
—Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
One of my favorite distinctions is when Steve described the difference between calling a particular stream a creek or a crick.
—Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2021
Old, lumpy pillows that give you a crick in your neck won't do you any favors when trying to fall asleep.
—Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
If watching from your sofa or bed gives you a crick in your neck?
—Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
Yet most of us reach a day when merely sleeping in the wrong position on a pillow that’s too soft or too flat brings on a crick in the neck that sticks around for days.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2020
So massage that crick in your neck, put on your blue-light glasses and settle down with these digital offerings.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
More of a crick in his neck.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
Don’t let tech neck put a crick in your running posture.
—Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
One of my favorite distinctions is when Steve described the difference between calling a particular stream a creek or a crick.
—Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2021
Old, lumpy pillows that give you a crick in your neck won't do you any favors when trying to fall asleep.
—Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
If watching from your sofa or bed gives you a crick in your neck?
—Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
Yet most of us reach a day when merely sleeping in the wrong position on a pillow that’s too soft or too flat brings on a crick in the neck that sticks around for days.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2020
So massage that crick in your neck, put on your blue-light glasses and settle down with these digital offerings.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crick
Noun
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Symptoms of salmonella infection – including diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps – typically arise six hours to six days after exposure and may last 4 to 7 days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Some symptoms of ingesting a food item with E. coli include diarrhea and severe stomach cramps, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The candid scene has left viewers on TikTok in stitches, with hundreds writing about the dog's bold refusal to be helped.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The bloody wound resulted in stitches and a gash on her forehead.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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“Crick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crick. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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