sprainverb [ T ]
uk/spreɪn/us/spreɪn/to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement:
She sprained her ankle playing squash.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- disable
- gash
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- muscle
- pull
- rick
- trample
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
- wrench
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sprain
noun [ C ] ukus
He hasn't broken anything - it's just a bad sprain.