1. (verb) sprain
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
2. (verb) twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
twist suddenly so as to sprain
Synonyms: bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, change state, twist, release, rick, wring, call on, worm, flex, convolute, writhe, move around, wrench, become, grow, turn, sour, sophisticate, work, sprain, curve, twist around, change by reversal, twine, distort, wrestle, turn over, reverse, plow, ferment, squirm, pervert, plough
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