sprained (verb)

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• wrist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bony, slender, small, thin, tiny ▪ limp, weak ▪ broken, fractured …   Collocations dictionary

• sprain — verb (T) to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle. sprain noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sprain — [[t]spre͟ɪn[/t]] sprains, spraining, sprained 1) VERB If you sprain a joint such as your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it or bending it violently. [V n] He fell and sprained his ankle. Derived words: sprained ADJ usu ADJ… …   English dictionary

• sprain — I UK [spreɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sprain : present tense I/you/we/they sprain he/she/it sprains present participle spraining past tense sprained past participle sprained to injure a joint such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or …   English dictionary

• sprain — sprain1 [ spreın ] verb transitive to injure a JOINT such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or turning it too much: My grandma sprained her knee. ╾ sprained adjective: a severely sprained left ankle sprain sprain 2 [ spreın ] noun count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sprain — [spreɪn] verb [T] 1) to injure a JOINT such as your wrist by suddenly turning it too much sprain noun [C] sprained [spreɪnd] adj 2) a sprained ankle[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• block — block1 [ blak ] noun count *** ▸ 1 piece of wood/stone etc. ▸ 2 distance along street ▸ 3 amount/quantity of something ▸ 4 period of time ▸ 5 (large) building ▸ 6 at start of race ▸ 7 something that stops movement ▸ 8 something that stops action… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nurse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo French nurice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin, feminine of nutricius nourishing more at nutritious Date: 13th century 1. a. a woman who suckles an infant not her own ; wet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• travel, trip voyage or journey —   Travel (v) is used in general terms as a verb it usually means to change location. The word travel is very rarely used as a noun.   For example: I have to travel a lot for work.   Trip (n) is often substituted for the word holiday when the… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• travel, trip voyage or journey —   Travel (v) is used in general terms as a verb it usually means to change location. The word travel is very rarely used as a noun.   For example: I have to travel a lot for work.   Trip (n) is often substituted for the word holiday when the… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• travel, trip voyage or journey —   Travel (v) is used in general terms as a verb it usually means to change location. The word travel is very rarely used as a noun.   For example: I have to travel a lot for work.   Trip (n) is often substituted for the word holiday when the… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words