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Webster 1913 Edition

Sprain

Sprain

(sprān)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sprained
(sprānd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Spraining
.]
[OF.
espreindre
to press, to force out, F.
épreindre
, fr. L.
exprimere
. See
Express
,
Verb.
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
.

Sprain

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sprain

SPRAIN

,
Verb.
T.
To overstrain the ligaments of a joint; to stretch the ligaments so as to injure them, but without luxation or dislocation.

SPRAIN

,
Noun.
An excessive strain of the ligaments of a joint without dislocation.

Definition 2024

sprain

sprain

English

Noun

sprain ‎(plural sprains)

  1. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

sprain ‎(third-person singular simple present sprains, present participle spraining, simple past and past participle sprained)

  1. 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.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ “sprain” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

Etymology

1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly a borrowing from Middle French espraindre ‎(“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere,[1] in which case cognate to express.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɹeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

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