Wrick (Noun)
Meaning
A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The sudden movement caused a wrick in her neck that left her wincing in pain.
- After sleeping in an awkward position, he woke up with a wrick in his lower back.
- The athlete suffered a wrick in her shoulder during the intense workout.
- The wrick in his neck made it difficult for him to turn his head to the side.
- The doctor explained that the wrick in her upper back was caused by a muscle strain.