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sprain

 verb
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
sprain [transitive]
MI to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it [= twist]:
I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
—sprain noun [countable]
I thought my wrist might be broken, but it was just a bad sprain.
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