sprain

sprain is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.
2. noun. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
3. noun. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
4. verb. twist suddenly so as to sprain

   "wrench one's ankle"

   "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"

   Synonyms: rick, turn, twist, wrench, wrick

Synonyms

rick, turn, twist, wrench, wrick

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sprain:

saprin, spiran

Common word forms

sprains, sprained, spraining

Words from these letters

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