sprain
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere,[1] in which case cognate to express.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /spɹeɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪn
Verb
[edit]sprain (third-person singular simple present sprains, present participle spraining, simple past and past participle sprained)
- To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
- to sprain one's ankle
Translations
[edit]to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle
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Noun
[edit]sprain (plural sprains)
- The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
- a bad sprain of the wrist
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act or result of spraining
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sprain”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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