Associations to the word «Sprain»
Noun
- Playoff
- Stress
- Trips
- Break
- Finger
- Gale
- Pregnancy
- Cure
- Lineup
- Abdul
- Colt
- Exercise
- Ness
- Interception
- Toe
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- Nursing
- Wanting
- Diving
- Brewer
- Miss
- Iii
- Charm
- Tennis
- Tension
- Cold
- Vein
- Finale
- Reservoir
- Ny
- Cancer
- Throwing
- Rope
- Indianapolis
- Fiber
- Tunnel
- Disease
- Ending
- Condition
- Risk
- Sion
- Nba
- Rice
- Lung
- Damage
- Cowboy
- Hip
- Titan
- Motion
- Practitioner
- Skin
- Illness
- Nerve
- Kate
- Arm
- Denver
- Nail
- Disability
- Viking
- Medicine
- Sport
- Nevada
- Worst
- Walk
- Giant
- Casualty
- Athlete
- Forward
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPRAIN, noun. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
SPRAIN, verb. 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.
Dictionary definition
SPRAIN, noun. A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments.
SPRAIN, verb. Twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days".
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