Words Like SPRAIN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SPRAIN.

10 Alternative Words Similar to sprain

1 Pull Noun      Synonym Words Like Pull
2 Twist Noun      Synonym Words Like Twist
3 Wrench Noun      Synonym Words Like Wrench
4 Turn Verb      Synonym Words Like Turn
5 Wrick Verb      Synonym Words Like Wrick
6 Rick Verb      Synonym Words Like Rick
7 Injure Verb      Synonym Words Like Injure
8 Wound Verb      Synonym Words Like Wound
9 Sprained Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Sprained
10 Spraining Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Spraining

5 examples of sprain

1 to sprain one's ankle
2 a bad sprain of the wrist
3 The wrestler twisted his shoulder
4 the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
5 I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

10 definitions of sprain

1 To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation.
2 The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining.
3 twist suddenly so as to sprain
4 a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
5 A painful wrenching or laceration of the ligaments of a joint.
6 The condition resulting from a sprain.
7 To cause a sprain to (a joint or ligament).
8 To press; push.
9 To overstrain, as the muscles or ligaments of a joint so as to injure them, but without luxation or dislocation.
10 A violent straining or wrenching of the soft parts surrounding a joint, without dislocation.
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