sprain
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Learner's definition of SPRAIN
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to injure (a joint) by twisting it in a sudden and painful way
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compare strain
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I fell and sprained [=twisted] my ankle/wrist.
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a sprained ankle
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noun, plural sprains [count]-
My wrist isn't broken. It's just a bad sprain.
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