verb
- past tense of crick; to cause a painful stiffness or spasm in a muscle or joint, especially in the neck or back
Examples
- I cricked my neck sleeping in an awkward position.
- She cricked her back lifting the heavy box.
- He cricked his shoulder during the tennis match.
- The sudden movement cricked her neck painfully.
- I must have cricked something when I turned too quickly.
- The uncomfortable chair cricked my lower back.