English Dictionary

crick

IPA（発音記号）

/kɹɪk/

動詞

To develop a crick (cramp, spasm). / To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in. / To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.

日本語の意味

筋肉の痙攣やこりを起こす / 筋肉の痙攣やこりを引き起こす / ねじる、曲げる、ひねる（特に負担を生じさせるように）

I always crick my neck when I sleep with two pillows, and it leaves me stiff all day.

枕を二つ使って寝るといつも寝違えて、一日中首がこわばってしまう。

意味（1）

To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).

Stomach sleeping never worked for her because her neck cricked and pained in so short a time, that she never got the chance to fall asleep that way although the rest of her body snuggled well into the bed in that position.

意味（2）

To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.

He'd fallen asleep after all (and he'd done it in such a way as to crick his neck and his back and put his right arm to sleep; hardly a good start to a busy day) and now daylight was seeping through the bald patches in the thatch, ...

意味（3）

To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.

He stopped a few feet from her, probably because he'd have to crick his neck to glare at her and that would just be embarrassing for him. “Dealing with garbage suits you.”

cricks （ present singular third-person ）

cricking （ participle present ）

cricked （ participle past ）

cricked （ past ）