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- [rik]
- /rɪk/
- /rɪk/
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- [rik]
- /rɪk/
Definitions of wrick word
- noun wrick A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back. 1
- verb transitive wrick sprain or wrench 0
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Origin of wrick
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English wrikken to make abrupt movements; perhaps akin to wrinkle1, wrench
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Parts of speech for Wrick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.