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Sprain   /spreɪn/   Listen
Sprain

noun
1.
A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments.





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"Sprain" Quotes from Famous Books



... singly what would sprain a dozen of modern doctors of the tribe of Issachar—to write, read, and study twelve hours a day, and yet appear as untouched by the yoke as if he never wore it—to teach in one year what schools or universities teach in five;" and he furthermore pledged ...
— The Works Of Lord Byron, Letters and Journals, Vol. 1 • Lord Byron, Edited by Rowland E. Prothero
... only a strain. You have turned your ankle badly and the muscles have been wrenched, but I don't think it is an actual sprain," said Miss Blake, consolingly. "However, if the pain is still bad to-morrow, we'll have a doctor in to look at it. Do you ...
— The Governess • Julie M. Lippmann


Words linked to "Sprain" :   injure, wrench, wrick, pull, wound, turn


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