Sprain
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English
Noun
Sprain (plural Sprains)- The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
Verb
Sprain (third-person singular simple present Sprains, present participle Spraining, simple past and past participle Sprained)
- To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.
Thesaurus
abrade, bark, blemish, bloody, break, burn, chafe, check, chip, claw, crack, craze, cut, dislocate, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, hurt, incise, injure, lacerate, maim, make mincemeat of, maul, mutilate, pierce, pull, puncture, rend, rick, rip, run, rupture, savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, skin, slash, slit, stab, stick, strain, stretch, tear, throw, traumatize, turn, twist, wound, wrench
Etymology
1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere,[1] in which case cognate to express.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /spɹeɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Translations
Noun
act or result of spraining
Verb
to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle
