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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments;


VERB (1)

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain;
- Example: "wrench one's ankle"
- Example: "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"
- Example: "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"
- Example: "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
[syn: twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sprain \Sprain\ (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprained (spr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Spraining.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. ['e]preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See Express, v. t., and cf. Spraints.] To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sprain \Sprain\, n. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist. [1913 Webster] Sprain fracture (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone to which the tendon is attached. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sprain n 1: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments v 1: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "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" [syn: twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick]