EGAVE

sprain

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb 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.
  2. noun The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
    a bad sprain of the wrist

Similar words

wrick wrench twist turn rick distortion breach deviation departure infringement

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Word family

sprained spraining sprains

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