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noun Also hayrick . Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
a stack of cordwood or logs cut to even lengths.
a frame of horizontal bars and vertical supports, as used to hold barrels in a distillery, boxes in a warehouse, etc.
verb (used with object) to form grain into a stack or pile.
to stack (cordwood) in ricks.
Origin of rick 1 before 900; Middle English rek (e ), reek, Old English hrēac; akin to Old Norse hraukr, Old Frisian reak, Middle Dutch rooc, roke
OTHER WORDS FROM rick ricker, noun Words nearby rick ricin, ricinoleic, ricinoleic acid, ricinolein, ricinus oil, rick , Rickenbacker, ricker, rickets, Ricketts, rickettsia
Definition for rick (2 of 3) [ rik ] SHOW IPA
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verb (used with or without object), noun Definition for rick (3 of 3) [ rik ] SHOW IPA
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noun a male given name, form of Eric or Richard.
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Example sentences from the Web for rick I watched SNL—the Eddie Murphy generation—and also SCTV with Rick Moranis.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern| January 7, 2015| DAILY BEAST
The reason why I brought that up is because I remember how happy Rick and I were when Altman said that.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
With Rick , I think the culture just lags behind great artists much of the time, and it takes time for it to catch up.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Rick would cut together five years worth of work, add the sixth, then recut six years worth of work, add the seventh, and so on.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He praised Rick Santorum, famous for wearing sweater vests in 2012, for running a “fashion forward campaign.”
Rand Paul Has a Few Festivus Grievances | Ben Jacobs| December 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Rick and Scotty watched Jimmy Kelly check the diving equipment of the frogman teams lined up on the destroyer escort's deck.
The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland Goodwin
At zero minus sixteen hours Rick stood at the base of the huge rocket and looked up, studying every inch of it.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin
Somehow Rick felt that if he were to be allowed to keep the dog he must be "on his mark," and give no chance for complaints.
Rick and Ruddy | Howard R. Garis
Rick studied the man through half-lowered lids, not wanting to be rude by staring openly.
The Flying Stingaree | Harold Leland Goodwin
Two islands formed a narrow channel ahead, Rick saw, as he took the wheel from Scotty.
The Pirates of Shan | Harold Leland Goodwin
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British Dictionary definitions for rick (1 of 2) noun a large stack of hay, corn, peas, etc, built in the open in a regular-shaped pile, esp one with a thatched top
verb (tr) to stack or pile into ricks
Word Origin for rick Old English hrēac ; related to Old Norse hraukr
British Dictionary definitions for rick (2 of 2) noun a wrench or sprain, as of the back
verb (tr) to wrench or sprain (a joint, a limb, the back, etc)
Word Origin for rick C18: see wrick
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Words related to rick load, stockpile, pile, heap, screw, swivel, spiral, contort, wriggle, wiggle, wrench, twirl, wrap, coil, sprain, weave, hay, stack, hayrick, sheaf