Both Uses of
sprain
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Her imagination was busy, her reflections were pleasant, and the pain of a sprained ankle was disregarded.†
Chpt 9 *
- Poor Brandon! he is quite smitten already, and he is very well worth setting your cap at, I can tell you, in spite of all this tumbling about and spraining of ankles.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(sprain) injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far -- most commonly injuring the ankle
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)editor's notes: Note that a strain is a similar injury caused by stretching the muscle until it rips.