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- [spreyn]
- /spreɪn/
- /spreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spreyn]
- /spreɪn/
Definitions of sprain word
- verb with object sprain to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation. 1
- noun sprain a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation. 1
- noun sprain the condition of being sprained. 1
- transitive verb sprain injure muscle 1
- noun sprain body: injured muscle 1
- verb sprain If you sprain a joint such as your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it or bending it violently. 0
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Origin of sprain
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sprain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sprain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprain
noun sprain
- boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- booboos — a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
verb sprain
- corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
- cricked — a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
- weed — Thurlow [thur-loh] /ˈθɜr loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
- weeded — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- weeds — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
Top questions with sprain
- what is a sprain?
- how to sprain your ankle?
- what is a sprain ankle?
- which statement correctly compares a sprain to a strain?
- how to sprain your wrist?
- how long does it take for a sprain to heal?
- how long for a sprain to heal?
- how long does a sprain take to heal?
- how to tape an ankle sprain?
- what does sprain mean?
- what is the difference between a sprain and a strain?
- how to sprain your knee?
- how to treat a sprain?
- what is a high ankle sprain?
- what to do when you sprain your ankle?
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