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sprain

[ US /ˈspɹeɪn/ ]
[ UK /spɹˈe‍ɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
VERB
  1. twist suddenly so as to sprain
    the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
    wrench one's ankle
    The wrestler twisted his shoulder
    I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

How To Use sprain In A Sentence

  • I'm still feeling a bit cranially sprained, mind you, but the cat seems perfectly happy to be spending a snow day on the couch with me, watching S3 of Mission: Impossible. The Snowpocalypse Continues
  • The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
  • Attempts to rip it off gave me a sprained wrist. The Sun
  • My, that's quite a sprain you've got there.
  • I sprained my wrist playing squash.
  • He had a knee injury, sprained his ankle twice, got the flu twice.
  • He made just 13 appearances last season because of a sprained ankle. Times, Sunday Times
  • The Kent athlete sprained his ankle after falling off a bus on Friday and competed with heavy strapping.
  • She pretended to trip on a cobblestone and feigned a sprain.
  • It is effective as an antispasmodic for muscle cramps, stiffness, aches, overuse, sprains, bruises, sciatica, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia and poor circulation.
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