cricks

Painful muscle stiffness

Cricks is the plural of crick, a painful stiffness or spasm in the neck or back: I woke up with cricks in my neck and shoulders.

The verb crick means to cause such a strain: She cricked her neck turning too fast.

pain

ache

Persistent dull discomfort

spasm · discomfort · twinge · cramp · tightness · muscle · neck · back · tension · knot

stream

brook

Small flowing watercourse

tributary · trickle · runnel · streamlet · hollow · holler · bend · pool · watershed · backwoods

Opposites
muscular comfort

crickssuppleness

Capacity to bend easily

ease · comfort · limberness · flexibility · relaxation

injury severity

cricksfractures

Breaks in rigid material

breaks · tears · ruptures · sprains · strains

Phrases
Family

cricket, crick, cricketer, cricked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G