Crick

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.] Johnson.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward. Holland.

2. A small jackscrew. Knight.