English Explanatory Dictionary

rick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
  2. A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
verb
  1. To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.
verb
  1. To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc; to wrench.
  2. To pierce with a hook by means of a sudden jerk or pull.
noun
  1. A sharp or sudden move; a jerk or tug.
verb
  1. To rattle, jingle, make a noise; to chatter.
  2. To grumble.
  3. To scold.
  4. To raffle.
noun
  1. A noise, rattling.
noun
  1. A new and naive boot camp inductee.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard, or sometimes of related names, such as Ricardo.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪk/

Word forms

rick ricks ruck ricking ricked Ric Rik

Etymology

From Middle English *rykke, from Old English hrycce (“rick, heap, pile”), cognate with Scots ruk (“rick”), Norwegian ruka (“rick, haystack”). Related also to Old English hrēac (“rick, stack”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap”). Further relations: Dutch rook, Icelandic hraukur, Irish cruach. Doublet of croagh.

Related words

rickety

Derived words

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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