sprain
noun
- damage to one or more ligaments in a joint
verb
- break
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.
- 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.
- 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.”