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sprain

/ sprain /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
Type of:
wrench twist pull
Derived:
twist wrench turn wrick rick
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
injure wound
Derived:
crick rick wrick wrench twist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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wrench twist pull injure wound