Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
"Don't push him too hard yet; he's still a rick who doesn't know how to tie his own boots."
A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee.
In plain English: A rick is a small pile of wood, hay, or other materials stacked together for storage or burning.
"They stacked the cut firewood into a rick next to the house."
To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.
"I had to sit out of practice yesterday because I ricked my ankle during a sudden change in direction."
To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.
In plain English: To rick means to accidentally cut your finger on something sharp while doing something else.
"The old shed began to rick under the weight of the heavy snow."
Usage: Use this verb specifically when stacking hay or straw into large piles called ricks rather than general heaps. It is an agricultural term that describes the traditional method of drying grain before storage.
A diminutive of the male given name Richard, or sometimes of related names, such as Ricardo.
"Rick nodded in agreement when his boss asked if he could take Friday off for the family reunion."
The word "rick" comes from the Old English hrycce, which originally meant a heap or pile. It traveled into modern usage to describe a small stack of hay or wood without changing its core meaning.