wrick

Noun

• a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

Verb

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  crick , kink , rick , twist , sprain , wrench , turn