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sprain

noun

  1. damage to one or more ligaments in a joint
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verb

  1. break
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /spɹeɪn/

noun

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.

  1. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

    “a bad sprain of the wrist”

verb

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.

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

    “He sprained his knee after falling off the bicycle.”

    “Hi! I suppose you're expecting the Roadrunner! Well, he sprained a giblet cornering a sharp coive the other day, uh, so, uh, I'm standing in for him.”