1. (

• sprain

) a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments ;

1. (

• twist ,
• sprain ,
• wrench ,
• turn ,
• wrick ,
• rick

) 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" ;