wrick

[ rik ]

verb (used with or without object), noun
  1. wrench; strain.

Origin of wrick

1
1275–1325; Middle English wrikken to make abrupt movements; perhaps akin to wrinkle1, wrench

Words Nearby wrick

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How to use wrick in a sentence

  • How many men would have had the courage to wrick their foot as he had done?

    Tommy and Grizel | J.M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for wrick

wrick

/ (rɪk) /


verb
  1. a variant spelling (chiefly Brit) of rick 2

Origin of wrick

1
C19: earlier rick; perhaps from Middle Low German wricken to move jerkily, sprain

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