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Definition of Sprain

• (v. t.) 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.
• (n.) The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.

Synonyms of Sprain

• Bend
• Wriggle
• Wrick
• Wind
• Deform
• Change State
• Twist
• Release
• Rick
• Wring
• Call On
• Worm
• Flex
• Convolute
• Writhe
• Move Around
• Wrench
• Become
• Grow
• Turn
• Sour
• Sophisticate
• Work
• Curve
• Twist Around
• Change By Reversal
• Twine
• Distort
• Wrestle
• Turn Over
• Reverse
• Plow
• Ferment
• Squirm
• Pervert
• Plough
• Injure
• Wound

Antonyms of Sprain

Homophones of Sprain