rick vs spasm
spasm vs rickrick and spasm both are nouns.
rick is a verb but spasm is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| spasm | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
spasm is a hypernym of
rick; that is, spasm is a
word with a broader meaning than rick:
- rick: 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 rick include
cramp, muscle spasm.
| rick (noun) | spasm (noun) |
|---|---|
| a stack of hay | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
| a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
| rick (verb) | spasm (verb) |
|---|---|
| twist suddenly so as to sprain | |
| pile in ricks |
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