Sprain - Definition

n 1: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of
its ligaments
v 1: 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" [syn: twist, sprain, wrench,
turn, wrick, rick]