1. causing a sudden sharp pain or stiffness in a muscle or joint, especially in the neck or back
Usage: present participle of ‘crick’

Examples

• I kept cricking my neck while sleeping on the uncomfortable pillow.
• She was cricking her back by lifting the heavy boxes incorrectly.
• The awkward position was cricking his shoulder muscles.
• He avoided cricking his neck by adjusting his computer screen height.
• The sudden movement ended up cricking her lower back.
• Cricking your neck repeatedly can lead to chronic pain.