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(rĭk) 
n.
A stack of hay, straw, or similar material, especially when covered or thatched for protection from the weather.
tr.v., ricked, rick·ing, ricks.
To pile into ricks.
n.
A stack of hay, straw, or similar material, especially when covered or thatched for protection from the weather.
tr.v., ricked, rick·ing, ricks.
To pile into ricks.
[Middle English reke, from Old English hrēac.]
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meaning 'a sprain' or (as a verb) 'to sprain', is spelt rick rather than wrick. Both forms seem to have their origin in dialect.
| ribbon, riband, rhythmic, rhythmical, rhyming slang | |
| rickety, ricochet, rid |
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noun
noun
A swindler's accomplice planted in the crowd (to start the bidding, etc.). (1928 —) .
P. Allingham On...occasions the worker has a rick, that is to say, a confederate planted in the crowd, whom he could always choose as the first bidder (1934).
[Of unknown origin.]
noun
A swindler's accomplice planted in the crowd (to start the bidding, etc.). (1928 —) .
P. Allingham On...occasions the worker has a rick, that is to say, a confederate planted in the crowd, whom he could always choose as the first bidder (1934).
[Of unknown origin.]
| richie, ribby, rib-joint | |
| ricket, ricky-tick, ride |
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categories related to 'rick'
- Tools, Machinery, and Structures - rick: stack of hay or straw in field, usu. covered for protection from rain
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Rick (film)
Rick is a 2003 movie whose plot and title character, Rick O'Lette, are borrowed from the opera Rigoletto although, save for a snippet of La donna è mobile as restaurant background music, Verdi's music is not heard. Rick stars Bill Pullman and Aaron Stanford. It is directed by Curtiss Clayton and written by Daniel Handler.
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Plot summary
The film chronicles the tragic fall of a cursed Wall Street second banana, Rick O'Lette.
Cast
- Bill Pullman as Rick O'Lette
- Aaron Stanford as Duke (Rick's young boss)
- Agnes Bruckner as Eve O'Lette (Rick's daughter)
- Sandra Oh as Michelle
- Dylan Baker as Buck (Rick's sinister "friend")
Writer Daniel Handler also makes a cameo appearance as the Perky Waiter.
Music
The main score is by Ted Reichman.
External links
- Rick at the Internet Movie Database
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Rick
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - høstak
v. tr. - stakke
2.
n. - forstrækning
v. tr. - forstrække, forvride
Nederlands (Dutch)
hoop, hooiberg, ophopen
Français (French)
1.
n. - meule, (US) tas de petit bois
v. tr. - entasser en meules
2.
n. - foulure, entorse
v. tr. - se fouler
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schober, Kornmiete
v. - aufschichten
2.
n. - Verrenkung
v. - verrenken
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θημωνιά, διάστρεμμα, στραμπούλισμα
v. - θημωνιάζω, στραμπουλίζω, παθαίνω διάστρεμμα
Italiano (Italian)
slogare, accatastare, mucchio di fieno
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pilha (f)
v. - amontoar
Русский (Russian)
растягивать, вывихнуть, стог, копна
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - parva
v. tr. - disponer en parvas
2.
n. - esguince
v. tr. - dislocarse
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höstack
v. - vricka, stuka, sträcka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
干草堆, 把...堆成垛
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 乾草堆
v. tr. - 把...堆成垛
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 퇴적, 건초의 가리, 장작더미 더미
v. tr. - 쌓다, 짚가리로 하다
2.
n. - 삠, 결림, 염좌
v. tr. - 결리게 하다, 삐게 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 堆積, たきぎの山
v. - 積み重ねる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كومه, كدس, (فعل) يكوم, يكدس,
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ערימת-חציר, גדיש
v. tr. - ערם
n. - נקע, בייחוד בצוואר או בגב
v. tr. - מתח (שריר), נקע
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