Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Crick /(krĭk)/ · IPA /kɹɪk/ n. n. 01 n. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. 1. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.[Obs.] 02 n. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. 1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. “To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward.” — Holland. 2. A small jackscrew.