crick vs spasm
spasm vs crickcrick and spasm both are nouns.
crick is a verb but spasm is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| spasm | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
spasm is a hypernym of
crick; that is, spasm is a
word with a broader meaning than crick:
- crick: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- spasm: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Other hypernyms of crick include
cramp, muscle spasm.
| crick (noun) | spasm (noun) |
|---|---|
| a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
| a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
| crick (verb) | spasm (verb) |
|---|---|
| twist (a body part) into a strained position |
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