Sprain word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "sprain" word

[noun] a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
[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"

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\Sprain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spraining}.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. ['e]preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See {Express}, v. t., and cf. {Spraints}.] 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.
\Sprain\, n. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist. {Sprain fracture} (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone to which the tendon is attached.

Synonyms for sprain

rick, turn, twist, wrench, wrick

The fun area, different aproach to word »sprain«

Let's analyse "sprain" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NIARPS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ... .--. .-. .- .. -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: sprain: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: sprain: 1 + 7 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 5 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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