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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

See also: injure | pull | twist | wound | wrench |

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]

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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. Intensity 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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