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SPRAIN
sprain
(noun) a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
(verb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sprain (third-person singular simple present sprains, present participle spraining, simple past and past participle sprained)
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
Noun
sprain (plural sprains)
The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
Synonyms
• wramp
Anagrams
• Arpins, piRNAs, pirnas, spinar, spiran
Source: Wiktionary
Sprain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprained; p. pr. & vb. n. Spraining.] Etym: [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. Ă©preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See Express, v. t., and cf. Spraints.]
Definition: To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.
Sprain, n.
Definition: The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist. Sprain fracture (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone to which the tendon is attached.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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