Definitions
twist suddenly so as to sprain
Word origin
1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere, in which case cognate to express.
Used in a sentence
“He sprained his knee after falling off the bicycle.”
“Hi! I suppose you're expecting the Roadrunner! Well, he sprained a giblet cornering a sharp coive the other day, uh, so, uh, I'm standing in for him.”
“a bad sprain of the wrist”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Twist an ankle”6 letters
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