Definitions
twist suddenly so as to sprain
Word origin
From Middle English *rykke, from Old English hrycce (“rick, heap, pile”), cognate with Scots ruk (“rick”), Norwegian ruka (“rick, haystack”). Related also to Old English hrēac (“rick, stack”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap”). Further relations: Dutch rook, Icelandic hraukur, Irish cruach. Doublet of croagh.
Used in a sentence
“There is a remnant still of last year's golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows;[…].”
“No turning back now, rick: you are the property of the US government now.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sprain by twisting”4 letters
02“Twist painfully”4 letters
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