Basketball coach Pitino (4 letters)

{ Answer }

RICK

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{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer RICK is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.

{ Definition }

RICK as a noun:

1. (crick, kink, rick, wrick) = a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

2. (haystack, hayrick, rick) = a stack of hay

RICK as a verb:

1. pile in ricks; "rick hay"

2. (twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick) = 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"