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Synonyms for sprain
spreɪn
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Princeton's WordNet
sprain(verb)
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick(verb)
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"
Synonyms:
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
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #125 | work | |
| #625 | release | |
| #652 | become | |
| #1007 | turn | |
| #1899 | wind | |
| #2923 | grow | |
| #3815 | reverse | |
| #4858 | rick | |
| #5714 | curve | |
| #6506 | bend | |
| #7835 | twist | |
| #9001 | breach | |
| #9114 | flex | |
| #9158 | worm | |
| #12027 | sour | |
| #17309 | wrench | |
| #24516 | plow | |
| #29983 | plough | |
| #31885 | wrestle | |
| #32665 | distort | |
| #34734 | pervert | |
| #43915 | twine | |
| #60296 | ferment | |
| #61179 | sprain | |
| #65958 | squirm | |
| #69333 | wring | |
| #78074 | deform | |
| #103521 | wriggle | |
| #112569 | sophisticate | |
| #119181 | writhe | |
| #233953 | convolute |
Translations for sprain
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- torçadaCatalan, Valencian
- vyvrtnout siCzech
- forstuvning, forstuveDanish
- verstauchen, VerstauchungGerman
- torcer, torceduraSpanish
- nyrjäyttää, revähdys, venäyttää, venähdys, reväyttää, nyrjähdysFinnish
- entorse, foulerFrench
- snìomhScottish Gaelic
- slogatura, slogare, contorsioneItalian
- 捻挫, 挫くJapanese
- takokiMāori
- verstuiking, verstuikenDutch
- растягивать, растяжение, растянутьRussian
- burkulmaTurkish
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