"sprain" meaning in English

See sprain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spreɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprain.wav [UK] Forms: sprain [singular], sprains [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sprain is the act or result of spraining.
    Sense id: simple-sprain-en-noun-C-Fd8nN0

Verb

IPA: /spreɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprain.wav [UK] Forms: sprain [canonical], sprains [third-person, singular], sprained [past], sprained [past, participle], spraining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sprain your ankle, you twist your ligament violently and causes it to swell.
    Sense id: simple-sprain-en-verb-1LIKdPJ7
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