anklenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæŋ.kəl/us/ˈæŋ.kəl/B1 the joint (= place where two bones are connected) between the foot and the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above the foot:
I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.
More examples
- The nurse bandaged my sprained ankle to keep the swelling down.
- Three minutes into the match, Jackson limped off the pitch with a serious ankle injury.
- She sprained her ankle playing squash.
- She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs.
- An ankle injury meant she missed the opportunity to run in the qualifying heat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The leg
- Achilles tendon
- appendage
- appendicular
- crural
- cruris
- gastrocnemius
- gemellus
- hamstring
- haunch
- leggy
- peroneal
- peroneus
- pes anserinus
- piriformis
- popliteal
- subsartorial
- subtalar
- surae
- sural
- talocalcaneal
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