Rick — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

a stack of hay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɪk/.

Examples

rick hay
wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sprain wrench hayrick turn haystack wrick crick kink twist

Parts of Speech

noun	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
noun	a stack of hay
verb	pile in ricks “rick hay”
verb	twist suddenly so as to sprain “wrench one's ankle”

Word Forms

crick	verb	twist (a body part) into a strained position
rick	verb	twist suddenly so as to sprain
wrick	verb	twist suddenly so as to sprain
rick	noun	a stack of hay
twist	noun	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
sprain	noun	a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
wrench	noun	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
wrick	noun	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

meule

un spasme musculaire douloureux, en particulier dans le cou ou le dos (« rick » et « wrick » sont britanniques)

🇪🇸Spanish

almiar

un espasmo muscular doloroso, especialmente en el cuello o la espalda (`rick' y `wrick' son británicos)

🇳🇱Dutch

Rik

een pijnlijke spierkramp, vooral in de nek of rug (`rick' en `wrick' zijn Brits)

🇷🇺Russian

Рик

болезненный мышечный спазм, особенно в шее или спине («рик» и «рик» — британские)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोरौटी

विशेष रूप से गर्दन या पीठ में दर्दनाक मांसपेशी ऐंठन ('रिक' और 'विक' ब्रिटिश हैं)

🇧🇩Bengali

রিক

বিশেষ করে ঘাড় বা পিঠে একটি বেদনাদায়ক পেশীর খিঁচুনি (`রিক' এবং `রিক' ব্রিটিশ)

🇮🇳Tamil

ரிக்

குறிப்பாக கழுத்து அல்லது முதுகில் வலிமிகுந்த தசைப்பிடிப்பு (`ரிக்' மற்றும் `ரிக்' பிரித்தானியவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

రిక్

ముఖ్యంగా మెడ లేదా వెనుక భాగంలో బాధాకరమైన కండరాల ఆకస్మిక నొప్పి (`రిక్' మరియు `రిక్' బ్రిటిష్ వారు)

🇮🇳Marathi

रिक

विशेषत: मान किंवा पाठीत वेदनादायक स्नायू उबळ (`रिक' आणि `विक' ब्रिटिश आहेत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિક

ખાસ કરીને ગરદન અથવા પીઠમાં પીડાદાયક સ્નાયુ ખેંચાણ (`રિક' અને `રિક' બ્રિટીશ છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಕ್

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆನ್ನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೋವಿನ ಸ್ನಾಯು ಸೆಳೆತ (`ರಿಕ್' ಮತ್ತು `ರಿಕ್' ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್)

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിക്ക്

വേദനാജനകമായ പേശിവലിവ്, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കഴുത്തിലോ പുറകിലോ (`റിക്ക്', `റിക്ക്' എന്നിവ ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാർ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਕ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗਰਦਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਠ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਦਨਾਕ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਕੜਵੱਲ ('ਰਿਕ' ਅਤੇ 'ਰਿਕ' ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਹਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

رک

خاص طور پر گردن یا کمر میں دردناک پٹھوں کا کھچاؤ (`رک' اور 'رک' برطانوی ہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

里克

疼痛的肌肉痉挛，尤其是颈部或背部（“rick”和“wrick”是英国语）

🇯🇵Japanese

リック

特に首や背中に起こる痛みを伴う筋肉のけいれん (「リック」と「ウィリック」はイギリス語です)

🇰🇷Korean

약간 뒤틀리게 하다

특히 목이나 등 부위의 고통스러운 근육 경련('rick'과 'wrick'은 영국식 표현임)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đụn rơm

co thắt cơ gây đau đớn, đặc biệt là ở cổ hoặc lưng (`rick' và `wrick' là tiếng Anh)

🇹🇭Thai

ริค

กล้ามเนื้อกระตุกอย่างเจ็บปวดโดยเฉพาะที่คอหรือหลัง (`rick' และ 'wrick' เป็นภาษาบริติช)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ريك

تشنج عضلي مؤلم خاصة في الرقبة أو الظهر (كلمة "ريك" و"ريك" بريطانية)

🇮🇷Persian

ریک

اسپاسم عضلانی دردناک به ویژه در گردن یا پشت («ریک» و «وریک» انگلیسی هستند)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ריק

עווית שרירים כואבת במיוחד בצוואר או בגב ('ריק' ו-'wrick' הם בריטים)

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