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sprain
[ spreyn ]
verb (used with object)
- to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
Synonyms: twist
noun
- a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- the condition of being sprained.
sprain
/ spreɪn /
verb
- tr to injure (a joint) by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
noun
- the resulting injury to such a joint, characterized by swelling and temporary disability
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- un·sprained adjective
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Example Sentences
On the day the news broke of Titanic's arrest in the Rothstein case, Grassy Sprain started the legend rolling.
Members of the Grassy Sprain Country Club, near New York City, blurted out a story that had been on their minds for a month.
The Patriots have the better offense if tight end Rob Gronkowski has sufficiently recovered from a high ankle sprain.
The maid's ankle had sustained a dreadful sprain, and she had several bruises of a very painful character.
Jean's ankle was much better—the sprain proved to be not even a strain—but her wrist was painful.
If this is impossible, then a rubber tube or a handkerchief is tied snugly between the sprain and the trunk of the body.
The next cricket season this champion was disabled by a severe sprain of the wrist, needing leeches, splints, and London advice.
Dr. Raunay came and pronounced a bad sprain of the left arm to be the only injury the man had received.
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