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• n  a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
• n  English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
• v  twist (a body part) into a strained position
  crick your neck

• kink
• rick
• wrick
• Crick
• Francis Crick
• Francis Henry Compton Crick

News & Articles

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• Crick Ready for U.S. Open
  Nebraska native and ex-Husker Brandon Crick will play in the 2013 U.S. Open which starts on Thursday.
  June 13, 2013 - KOLN Lincoln
• Former Husker Crick Ready for U.S. Open
  Brandon Crick is living out his life long dream. The former University of Nebraska star qualified for the 113th U.S. Open on Monday.
  June 6, 2013 - KOLN Lincoln
• Personality Test: Curt Wootton
  By Tribune-Review Whether he’s hollering at the kids for playing “dahn the crick” too long or mocking his Ravens-loving neighbor, Pittsburgh Dad oozes Yinzer. He loves his ...
  June 6, 2013 - The Mckeesport Daily News

Quotes

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• JD Drew in WEEI.com
  I think you understand the burden of trying to carry a little extra load. At the same time, you've got to relax and do what you do,said Drew. "I had a pretty severe crick in my neck on Wednesday and was going to try to get in the lineup...
• Matt Ridley in Washington Post
  It was he . . . who taught Francis Crick about DNA, his photograph that inspired James Watson,Ridley said. "But later, it was he who finally proved the double helix correct."
• Andrew Flintoff in The Statesman
  It's not an option for us English players since we tour in winters and play county cricket during summer. Lancashire and the England and Wales Crick\et Board have looked after me well and my concern is to get on the field for them,Flintoff said.