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Defenition of the word sprain

    • Defenition of the word sprain

      • Injury which occurs to ligaments or joints caused by a sudden overstretching.
      • To get an injury to a ligament or a joint caused by a sudden overstretching.
      • a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
      • twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"
      • 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"
      • twist suddenly so as to sprain

    Synonyms for the word sprain

      • crick
      • injure
      • pull
      • rick
      • strain
      • turn
      • twist
      • wrench
      • wrick

    Similar words in the sprain

      • sprain
      • sprained
      • spraining
      • sprains

    Hypernyms for the word sprain

      • injure
      • pull
      • twist
      • wound
      • wrench

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