All crick synonyms
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- cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
- pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- stitch — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- twinge — a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism.
- kink — a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
- wrench — to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
- jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
- charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)