rick
nounEtymology
From Middle English *rikken (attested only as palatised variant Middle English richen (“to pull, tug; to move, proceed, run; to twist, turn”)), from Old Norse rykkja (“to move, rock, throw”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną (“to rock, move”). Cognate with English rock. Possibly merged with Middle English wrikken (“to move to and fro, move back and forth”), see Etymology 2 above.
Definitions
Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- There is a remnant still of last year's golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows;[…].
A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length
A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.
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To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc
To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc; to wrench.
To pierce with a hook by means of a sudden jerk or pull.
A sharp or sudden move
A sharp or sudden move; a jerk or tug.
To rattle, jingle, make a noise
To rattle, jingle, make a noise; to chatter.
To grumble.
To scold.
To raffle.
A noise, rattling.
A new and naive boot camp inductee.
- No turning back now, rick: you are the property of the US government now.
A diminutive of the male given name Richard, or sometimes of related names, such as…
A diminutive of the male given name Richard, or sometimes of related names, such as Ricardo.
A surname transferred from the given name.
The neighborhood
- neighborrickety
Derived
hayrick, hayricker, rickburner, rick cloth, ricker, rickstaddle, rickstand, rickyard, wheatrick, woodrick, ricket, Dick, Rickie, rickroll, Rickson, Rickster, Ricky, Rixon, slick Rick
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA