ricked

Wrenched a joint

Ricked is the past tense of rick, meaning to sprain or wrench, especially the neck or back: I ricked my neck sleeping on the couch.

The word is more common in British English than American.

Separately, ricked can mean stacked into a rick—a large pile of hay or straw for storage.

injury

crick

Muscle stiffness causing discomfort

  • sprainLigament stretch injury
  • strainExcessive stretching force
  • twistRotating motion or surprise

wrench · pull · neck · back · muscle · tendon · ligament · spasm · stiffness · ache

haystack

hay

Dried feed crop

  • strawTube for sipping
  • stackItems piled vertically
  • pileAccumulated mass of objects

mound · drying · field · harvest · fodder · agriculture · farm · barn · conical · storing

Opposites
physical injury state

rickedhealed

Returned to health

fixed · mended · cured · restored · repaired

Phrases
Family

rickety, rickshaw, rick, ricks, rickyard

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Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G