Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sprain"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sprain \Sprain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spraining}.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F.
['e]preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See {Express}, v. t., and cf.
{Spraints}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sprain \Sprain\, n.
The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining;
as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
{Sprain fracture} (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its
point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone
to which the tendon is attached.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sprain
n : a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of
its ligaments
v : 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" [syn: {twist}, {wrench},
{turn}, {wrick}, {rick}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.