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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rick1 /rɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Dialect Termsa large stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field.
- a stack of wood.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rick1 (rik),USA pronunciation n. - Dialect TermsAlso, hayrick. [Chiefly Midland U.S.]a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, esp. 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.
v.t. - to form grain into a stack or pile.
- to stack (cordwood) in ricks.
- bef. 900; Middle English rek(e), reek, Old English hrēac; akin to Old Norse hraukr, Old Frisian reak, Middle Dutch rooc, roke
rick′er, n. rick2 (rik),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., n. - wrick.
Rick (rik),USA pronunciation n. - a male given name, form of Eric or Richard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rick /rɪk/ n - a large stack of hay, corn, peas, etc, built in the open in a regular-shaped pile, esp one with a thatched top
vb - (transitive) to stack or pile into ricks
Etymology: Old English hrēac; related to Old Norse hraukr rick /rɪk/ n - a wrench or sprain, as of the back
vb - (transitive) to wrench or sprain (a joint, a limb, the back, etc)
Etymology: 18th Century: see wrick |