Associations to the word «Sprain»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPRAIN, noun. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
SPRAIN, 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; as, to sprain one's ankle.
Dictionary definition
SPRAIN, noun. A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments.
SPRAIN, verb. Twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.