sprain

English Thesaurus

1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

hypernym	:	pull, twist, wrench,
definition	:	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)

2. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

hypernym	:	injure, wound,
definition	:	cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)

3. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick,
definition	:	twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

4. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

derivation	:	pull, twist, wrench,
definition	:	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	sprain,
definition	:	a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	crick, kink, rick, wrick,
definition	:	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)

5. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick,
definition	:	twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

6. twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

derivation	:	pull, twist, wrench,
definition	:	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	sprain,
definition	:	a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)

derivation	:	crick, kink, rick, wrick,
definition	:	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)