sprain
/spɹeɪn/ verb B1- To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation · He sprained his knee after falling off the bicycle.
He/she/it sprains · Past sprained · Past participle sprained · -ing form spraining
Verb forms
- Base form
- sprain
- He/she/it
- sprains
- Past
- sprained
- Past participle
- sprained
- -ing form
- spraining
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I expect I have sprained my ankle.
O that he had sprained his ancle in the first dance!”
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