rick (Meaning)

Wordnet

rick (n)

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

a stack of hay

Wordnet

rick (v)

pile in ricks

twist suddenly so as to sprain

Webster

rick (n.)

A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching.

Webster

rick (v. t.)

To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.

rick Sentence Examples

  1. The rickety old bridge swayed dangerously over the rushing river.
  2. The farmer stacked hay into neat ricks to store for winter.
  3. The hikers came across an abandoned cabin with a moss-covered rick.
  4. The rick of firewood kept the fireplace roaring throughout the night.
  5. The rickety wooden fence creaked and groaned in the wind.
  6. The old man's rickety bones made it difficult for him to walk.
  7. The rick of coal was piled high in the basement.
  8. The rickety old car barely made it up the steep hill.
  9. The rick is a traditional method of storing hay or grain in the countryside.
  10. The rick of hay cast a long shadow across the field.

FAQs About the word rick

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British), a stack of hay, pile in ricks, twist suddenly so as to sprainA stack or

bed, layer,pyramid, mow,barrow, aggregate, embankment, accumulation, bank, hill

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The rickety old bridge swayed dangerously over the rushing river.

The farmer stacked hay into neat ricks to store for winter.

The hikers came across an abandoned cabin with a moss-covered rick.

The rick of firewood kept the fireplace roaring throughout the night.