SPRAIN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
    Hypernyms(s) sprain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

SPRAIN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • twist suddenly so as to sprain
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) sprain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)