sprain

verb (sprain, sprains, sprained, spraining); noun (a sprain, sprains)

«sprain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To sprain your ankle, wrist or knee is to hurt it by twisting it suddenly, so the joint swells and is painful. tree →
(noun) A sprain is this injury. tree →

In the lessons

Used in health and first aid: a sprain is treated with rest, ice, a bandage and raising the limb (RICE). In PE and sport: warm up to avoid sprains. Different from a broken bone, though both may need a doctor.

Examples

I sprained my ankle playing football. tree →
She has a sprained wrist. tree →
Put ice on the sprain to stop the swelling. tree →
Rest your foot until the sprain heals. tree →
A sprain hurts but it is not a broken bone. tree →
He sprained his knee jumping off the wall. tree →
One morning, however, poor Thasus found that he had sprained his ankle, and could not possibly go a step farther. tree →

Note

Regular verb: sprained. Countable noun. A "strain" is a hurt muscle; a "sprain" is a hurt joint (ligament). If you cannot put weight on it, see a doctor.

On Mova

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