crick
[noun]
Synonyms: creek, branch, brook, gill, race, rindle, rivulet, run, runnel, stream

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Crick, Francis
(1916–2004) a British scientist who worked with James Watson, and discovered the structure of DNA, the substance that carries genetic information in the cells of plants, animals, and humans. They won the Nobel prize for their work in 1962.

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I. crick¹ /krɪk/ noun [countable]
a pain in the muscles in your neck or back that is caused by the muscles becoming stiff
a crick in your back/neck
He was getting a crick in his neck from leaning out of the window for so long.

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II. crick² verb [transitive]
to hurt your back or neck by bending or moving in a way that makes the muscles become stiff:
I cricked my back bending to pick up the suitcase.

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