| 单词 | charley horse |
| 释义 | charley horse[ chahr-lee ] / ˈtʃɑr li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR charley horse ON THESAURUS.COM nouna painful, involuntary cramp of an arm or leg muscle resulting from excessive muscular strain or a blow. Origin of charley horseFirst recorded in 1885–90; originally baseball slang Words nearby charley horseCharles XII, Charles XIV, Charleton, Charleville-Mézières, Charley, charley horse, Charlie, charlier shoe, Charline, charlock, Charlot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for charley horsecharley horse / (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) / nounUS and Canadian informal muscle stiffness or cramp following strenuous athletic exercise Word Origin for charley horseC19: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with charley horsecharley horse Cramp or stiffness in a muscle, most often in the thigh, as in After working in the garden I frequently get a bad charley horse. First used in the 1880s among baseball players, the term was soon extended to more general use. Its true origin is disputed. Among the more likely theories proposed is that it alludes to the name of either a horse or an afflicted ball player who limped like one of the elderly draft horses formerly employed to drag the infield. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Medical definitions for charley horsecharley horse [ chär′lē hôrs′ ] n.Localized pain or stiffness in a muscle following excessive muscular exertion or the contusion of a muscle. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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