spraining
present participle ofsprain
sprain
verb[T]
uk/spreɪn/us/spreɪn/tocauseaninjuryto ajoint(= aplacewhere twobonesareconnected)by asuddenmovement:
She sprained herankleplayingsquash.
Hestumbledand sprained aknee.
Synonyms
rickUKinformal
turn
twist
wrench
to hurt someone physically
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
- She must have sprained orbrokenherwrist.
- He sprained hisrightkneewhiletrainingwith thenationalteam.
- He couldstruggletoplayamajorpartin thetournamentafterbadlyspraining hisrightankle.
Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the warsidiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- disable
- harm
- incapacitate
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- lesional
- reinjure
- reinjury
- scarred
- scathe
- sprain
- strain
- trauma
- wounded
Examplesofspraining
spraining
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He fell on his back at the water jump,spraininghis hip and foot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He only started two games, both victories, beforespraininghis ankle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She came to the original landlady's rescue after the latter took a spill down a staircase,sprainingher ankle and waist.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 2004, his last season with the team, he played in only three games, failing to score a goal, beforesprainingligaments in his knee.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alex almost blinded her with a laser pointer during a debate, and later on tripped her,sprainingher ankle in the process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ligaments in the sacroiliac are among the strongest in the body and are not suspected by many clinicians to ever be susceptible tosprainingor tearing.
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- military uniform
- military unit
- military vehicle
- military victory
- militate-against
- militate against something
- militate against sth
- militate-against-sth
- militia
- militia group
- militia group
- militia leader
- militia leader
- militiaman
- militia movement
- militia movement
- militia unit
- militia unit
- milk
- milk bar
- milk-bar
- milk bread
- milk-bread
- milk can
- milk-can