sprain
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
Types & categories
- wrench hypernym
Related & opposite
- sprain derivation
Sense 2 verb
twist suddenly so as to sprain
wrench one's ankle
Types & categories
- wound hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wrench |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kink |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wound |