· a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
Hypernym(s): spasm, cramp, muscle_spasm
· twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
Synonym(s): twist, sprain, wrench, turn, rick