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ricked

ricked is the simple past and past participle of rick.

Meaning of rick

Verb (1)

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

  1. To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.

Verb (2)

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

  1. To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc; to wrench.
  2. (dialectal, transitive) To pierce with a hook by means of a sudden jerk or pull.

Verb (3)

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) To rattle, jingle, make a noise; to chatter.
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) To grumble.
  3. (dialectal, transitive) To scold.

See all 14 meanings of rick

Forms of ricked

comparativemore ricked
superlativemost ricked

Words formed from ricked

Questions about ricked

What is ricked the simple past and past participle of?
Ricked is the simple past and past participle of rick.

Words near ricked in the dictionary

  1. rickardite
  2. Rickards
  3. rickburner
  4. rickburners
  5. Ricke
  6. ricked
  7. Rickel
  8. Rickels
  9. Rickelses
  10. Rickenbacker
  11. ricker

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