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Sprang
/spɹæŋ/
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
📖 Definitions of "Sprang"
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To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
"to sprain one's ankle"
- 1
To burst forth.
- 2
(of beards) To grow.
- 3
To cause to burst forth.
- 4
To make wet, to moisten.
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To hold tightly, to clasp.
- 2
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
"Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues."
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To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
"The gale strained the timbers of the ship."
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To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
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To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.
"A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."
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