sprain

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/spɹeɪn/

Definition of sprain

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
    “He sprained his knee after falling off the bicycle.”
    “Hi! I suppose you're expecting the Roadrunner! Well, he sprained a giblet cornering a sharp coive the other day, uh, so, uh, I'm standing in for him.”
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verb

  1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
    “He sprained his knee after falling off the bicycle.”
    “Hi! I suppose you're expecting the Roadrunner! Well, he sprained a giblet cornering a sharp coive the other day, uh, so, uh, I'm standing in for him.”

noun

  1. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
    “a bad sprain of the wrist”

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Etymology

1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere, in which case cognate to express.

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