crick

¹

[ krik ]

noun

1. a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.

verb (used with object)

1. to give a crick or wrench to (the neck, back, etc.).

crick

²

[ krik ]

noun

, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

1. creek ( def 1 ).

Crick

³

[ krik ]

noun

1. Francis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English biophysicist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1962.

crick

¹

/ krɪk /

noun

1. a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp in the neck or back

verb

1. tr to cause a crick in (the neck, back, etc)

crick

²

/ krɪk /

noun

1. a dialect word for creek

Crick

³

/ krɪk /

noun

1. CrickFrancis Harry Compton19162004MEnglishSCIENCE: biologist Francis Harry Compton. 1916–2004, English molecular biologist: helped to discover the helical structure of DNA; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins 1962

Crick

/ krĭk /

1. British biologist who with James D. Watson identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they found that DNA has the structure of a double helix, consisting of two spirals linked together at the base, forming ladderlike rungs. For this work they shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Maurice Wilkins.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crick¹

1400–50; late Middle English crikke, perhaps akin to crick ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of crick¹

C15: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“People are educated — they know their children can get sick very easily,” said Jonathan Crick, a Jerusalem-based spokesman for UNICEF, the world body’s agency for children.

From Los Angeles Times

Veteran political journalist Michael Crick - who has been closely following who's in and who's out on X - says this election has felt different to those in the past.

From BBC

In research published in Nature, scientists at the Crick journeyed into a 'gene desert' -- an area of DNA that doesn't code for proteins -- which has previously been linked to IBD and several other autoimmune diseases3.

From Science Daily

The group of researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London performed a deep genetic analysis to try to unpick the cause of the IBD.

From BBC

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and King's College London have discovered that how soft or rigid proteins are in certain regions can dictate how fast or slow they enter the nucleus.

From Science Daily