sprain one's ankle

sprain one's ankle
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  • sprain one’s ankle — tv. to become pregnant. □ She has, ah, sprained her ankle. □ From he looks of her, she must have sprained her ankle some months ago …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Sprain — (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained} (spr[=a]nd); 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ankle — n. 1) to sprain, turn, twist one s ankle 2) a well turned ( shapely ) ankle 3) (misc.) ankle deep in mud * * * [ æŋk(ə)l] turn twist one s ankle (misc.) ankle deep in mud a well turned ( shapely ) ankle to sprain …   Combinatory dictionary

  • sprain — /sprayn/, v.t. 1. to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation. n. 2. a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation. 3. the… …   Universalium

  • High ankle sprain — A high ankle sprain, also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain, is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula on the lower leg. Syndesmotic ankle sprains are known as high because their location on the lower leg is… …   Wikipedia

  • Sprained ankle — Infobox Disease Name = Sprained ankle Caption = Lateral view of the human ankle DiseasesDB = 726 ICD10 = ICD10|S|93|4|s|90 ICD9 = ICD9|845.00 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 003167 eMedicineSubj = search eMedicineTopic = ankle%20sprain MeshID = A… …   Wikipedia

  • Metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain — Classification and external resources ICD 10 S93.5 ICD 9 845.12 …   Wikipedia

  • Sprained — Sprain Sprain (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained} (spr[=a]nd); 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spraining — Sprain Sprain (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained} (spr[=a]nd); 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twist — [twist] vt. [ME twisten < OE twist, a rope (in mæst twist, rope to stay a mast), akin to TWAIN, TWINE, ON tvistra, to separate, Ger zwist, a quarrel < IE * duis , apart < base * dwōu , TWO] 1. a) to wind (two or more threads or strands)… …   English World dictionary

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