noun
- a painful stiffness in the muscles of the neck or back
verb
- to cause a painful stiffness in the neck or back
Examples
- I woke up with a crick in my neck from sleeping wrong.
- The sudden movement gave her a crick in her back.
- He tried to stretch out the crick in his shoulder.
- Don’t turn your head too quickly or you might crick your neck.
- She cricked her back while lifting the heavy box.
- The uncomfortable chair left him with a crick between his shoulder blades.