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1. (v.t.) sprain
to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments around a joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
2. (n.) sprain
a wrenching injury to ligaments around a joint.
3. sprain
the condition of being sprained.
Etymology: (1595–1605; orig. uncert.)
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| Definition of 'sprain' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) 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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1. (verb) sprain
to injure a muscle by twisting or pulling it
I sprained my ankle.; a painful sprain
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sprain
the act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist
2. (verb) sprain
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
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Sense: to twist (a joint, especially the ankle or wrist) in such a way as to tear or stretch the ligaments
She sprained her ankle yesterday.
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 Afrikaans: verstuit |
 Arabic: يَلْتَوي المفصَل او الكاح |
 Bulgarian: изкълчвам |
 Brazilian: torcer |
 Czech: vyvrtnout |
 German: verstauchen |
 Danish: forstuve |
 Greek: εξαρθρώνω, στραμπουλίζω |
 Estonian: nikastama |
 Farsi: پيچ خوردن |
 Finnish: nyrjäyttää |
 French: (se) fouler, se donner un |
 Hebrew: לִנקוֹעַ |
 Hindi: में मोच आना |
 Croatian: uganuti (zglob) |
 Hungarian: kificamít, megrándít |
 Indonesian: terkilir |
 Icelandic: togna |
 Italian: distorcere, slogare |
 Japanese: くじく |
 Korean: 삐다 |
 Lithuanian: išsisukti |
 Latvian: izmežģīt |
 Malay: terseliuh |
 Dutch: verstuiken |
 Norwegian: forstue; forstrekke |
 Polish: skręcać |
 Portuguese: torcer |
 Romanian: a luxa, a face o entorsă |
 Russian: растянуть связки |
 Slovak: vyvrtnúť si, vytknúť si |
 Slovenian: izviniti |
 Serbian: uganuti |
 Swedish: vricka, stuka |
 Thai: ทำให้เคล็ด |
 Turkish: burkmak |
 Taiwanese: 扭傷 |
 Ukrainian: розтягти зв'язки |
 Urdu: موچ آنا |
 Vietnamese: làm bong gân |
 Chinese: 扭伤 |
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