sprain

Meaning

Verb

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

Noun

The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

Synonyms

twist

wrench

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strain

dislocate

wrick

turn

put out of joint

luxate

crick

distort

rick

dislocation

wring

etc.

crush

warp

wrest

be sprained

mangle

pull

contort

cramp

feel sore

distord

fracture

injury

ligament

luxation

make

screw

screw up

splay

spraining

feel stiff

unscrew

feel pain

be twisted

break

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɹeɪn/

Etymology

1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere, in which case cognate to express.