sprain

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sprain/spreɪn/

▶verb wrench the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint) violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation. ▶noun the result of such a wrench.

– origin C17: of unknown origin.

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