rick

Shaped harvest pile

A rick is a stack of hay, straw, or grain arranged for outdoor storage, typically with a thatched or covered top to shed rain.

The word is mostly British and rural: They built a rick in the corner of the field.

To rick something is to stack it this way.

Separately, to rick your neck or back (British) is to wrench or strain it suddenly.

haystack

stack

Items piled vertically

thatch · fodder · harvest · pitchfork · barn · farmer · field · agriculture · threshing · grain

sprain

wrench

Tool for turning fasteners

  • twistRotating motion or surprise
  • strainExcessive stretching force
  • pullForce toward oneself

injure · hurt · damage · sprain · neck · back · shoulder · joint · muscle · ligament

name

Ricky

Rickard · diminutive · given · masculine · Astley · Springfield · Grimes · Sanchez · James · Ross

rickroll

Astley

internet · viral · troll · link · video · rickrolling · joke · redirect · surprise · classic

Categories
Opposites
organization/structure

rickscatter

Distribute in random directions

jumble · disarray · disorder · heap · mess

concentration

rickdispersal

Spreading in many directions

scattering · spread · strewn · distribution · diffusion

physical condition

rickheal

Restore to wellness

relax · ease · soothe · untwist · loosen

Phrases
Family

rickshaw, rickshaws, hayrick, rickrack, ricks

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