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sprain

UK/spɹeɪn/ US/ˈspreɪn/ uncommon
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

twist suddenly so as to sprain

  • “wrench one”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “t walk for several days”
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noun

1.

a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

Origin

Origin unknown. Noun attested since 1601; verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to squeeze or press out”), from Latin exprimere (“to squeeze out, express”), in which case cognate to express.

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