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sprain
(spreɪn)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense sprains, present participle spraining, past tense, past participle sprained
1. verb
If you sprain a joint such as your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it or bending it violently.
He fell and sprained his ankle. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: twist, turn, wrench, dislocate More Synonyms of sprain
sprained adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
...a badly sprained ankle.
His wrist was sprained.
2. countable noun
A sprain is the injury caused by spraining a joint.
sprain in British English
(spreɪn)
verb
1. (transitive)
to injure (a joint) by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
noun
2.
the resulting injury to such a joint, characterized by swelling and temporary disability
Word origin
C17: of uncertain originsprain in American English
(spreɪn)
verb transitive
1.
to wrench or twist a ligament or muscle of (a joint, as the ankle) without dislocating the bones
noun
2.
an act of spraining
3.
the resulting condition, characterized by swelling, pain, and disablement of the joint
Word origin
< ? OFr espreindre, to force out, strain < VL *expremere, for L exprimere: see expressImage ofsprain
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Examples of 'sprain' in a sentencesprain
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British English: sprain /spreɪn/ NOUN
A sprain is the injury caused by spraining a joint.
He suffered a right ankle sprain.
- American English: sprain
- Arabic: إِلتِواءُ الـمِفْصَل
- Brazilian Portuguese: distensão
- Chinese: 扭伤
- Croatian: uganuće
- Czech: vymknutí
- Danish: forstrækning
- Dutch: verstuiking
- European Spanish: esguince
- Finnish: nyrjähdys
- French: foulure
- German: Verstauchung
- Greek: διάστρεμμα
- Italian: slogatura
- Japanese: 捻挫
- Korean: 접질림
- Norwegian: forstuing
- Polish: zwichnięcie
- European Portuguese: distensão
- Romanian: luxație
- Russian: растяжение связок
- Latin American Spanish: esguince
- Swedish: stukning
- Thai: อาการเคล็ด
- Turkish: burkulma
- Ukrainian: розтягнення
- Vietnamese: sự bong gân
British English: sprain /spreɪn/ VERB
If you sprain your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it, for example, when you fall.
He fell and sprained his ankle.
- American English: sprain
- Arabic: يَلْوِي الـمِفْصَل
- Brazilian Portuguese: torcer
- Chinese: 扭伤
- Croatian: uganuti
- Czech: vymknout
- Danish: forstrække
- Dutch: verstuiken
- European Spanish: hacerse un esguince
- Finnish: nyrjäyttää
- French: se fouler
- German: verstauchen
- Greek: στραμπουλίζω
- Italian: slogare
- Japanese: くじく
- Korean: 삐다
- Norwegian: forstue
- Polish: zwichnąć
- European Portuguese: torcer
- Romanian: a luxa
- Russian: растянуть связки
- Latin American Spanish: torcerse
- Swedish: stuka
- Thai: ทำให้เคล็ด
- Turkish: burkmak bilek
- Ukrainian: розтягнути
- Vietnamese: làm bong gân
Chinese translation of 'sprain'
sprain
(spreɪn)
vt
- to sprain one's ankle/wrist
扭伤(傷)脚(腳)踝/手腕
(niǔshāng jiǎohuái/shǒuwàn)
n (c)
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扭伤(傷)
(niǔshāng)
(verb)
Definition
to injure (a joint) by a sudden twist
He fell and sprained his ankle.
Synonyms
twist
He fell and twisted his ankle.
turn
I had to come off because I turned my ankle in the first half.
wrench
He had wrenched his ankle badly in the fall.
dislocate
pull
Dave pulled a back muscle and could hardly move.
rick
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pull
Definition
to strain or stretch
Dave pulled a back muscle and could hardly move.
Synonyms
strain,
tear,
stretch,
rend (literary),
rip,
wrench,
dislocate,
sprainin the sense of turn
I had to come off because I turned my ankle in the first half.
Synonyms
sprain,
hurt,
injure,
strain,
twist,
rick,
wrenchin the sense of wrench
Definition
to injure (a limb or joint) by a sudden twist
He had wrenched his ankle badly in the fall.
Synonyms
sprain,
strain,
rick,
distortNearby words ofsprain
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Synonyms of 'sprain'
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