sprain
to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
the condition of being sprained.
Origin of sprain
1synonym study For sprain
Other words for sprain
Other words from sprain
- un·sprained, adjective
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How to use sprain in a sentence
It sort of makes sense, given the sprains, fractures, and bruises that have dominated the sport for so long.
What NFL Could Learn From Washington Nationals About Treating Injured | Kent Sepkowitz | October 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAll sprains (a twist or straining of a joint) should promptly be put into a very hot bath and held there for thirty minutes.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerSprains treated as above directed will often liberate the child in one-third the usual time generally allotted for its healing.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerBobby may have been run over by a cart and got internal injuries, but I'm thinking it's just sprains and bruises from a bad fall.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonIt has one advantage over tying people up by the hands, as it prevents all accidents from sprains in the thumbs or wrists.
Fifty Years in Chains | Charles Ball
Men thrown from their horses suffered severe sprains and broken bones.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
British Dictionary definitions for sprain
/ (spreɪn) /
(tr) to injure (a joint) by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
the resulting injury to such a joint, characterized by swelling and temporary disability
Origin of sprain
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