sprain

🇺🇸 /spreɪn/ 🇬🇧 /spreɪn/
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verb
R

to twist a joint in your body, like your wrist or ankle, and hurt it

I tripped and sprained my wrist.

noun
R

an injury where a joint in your body, like your wrist or ankle, is twisted and hurt

She got a sprain from falling down the stairs.

translation

v. to twist a joint in your body, like your wrist or ankle, and hurt it
n. an injury where a joint in your body, like your wrist or ankle, is twisted and hurt

Word Forms

3rd Present sprains
Past sprained
Perfect sprained
Progressive spraining
Plural sprains