Associations to the word «Sprain»

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.
Stephen King