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1. (noun) sprain
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

2. (verb) 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"

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