what does sprain mean?
SPRAIN as NOUN
- 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
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SPRAIN as VERB
- 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)
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