noun
- plural of crick; painful stiff feelings in muscles, especially in the neck or back
verb
- third person singular present of crick; causes a painful stiff feeling in a muscle
Examples
- She woke up with cricks in her neck from sleeping awkwardly.
- The old mattress gave him cricks in his back every morning.
- He cricks his neck when he sits at the computer too long.
- Sleeping on the couch always cricks my spine.
- The athlete stretched to avoid getting cricks in her muscles.
- Poor posture often cricks the neck and shoulders.