injure+by+stretching

  • 51sprain — sprain1 [ spreın ] verb transitive to injure a JOINT such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or turning it too much: My grandma sprained her knee. ╾ sprained adjective: a severely sprained left ankle sprain sprain 2 [ spreın ] noun count a… …

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  • 52pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… …

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  • 53put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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  • 54put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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  • 55pull — I UK [pʊl] / US verb Word forms pull : present tense I/you/we/they pull he/she/it pulls present participle pulling past tense pulled past participle pulled *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something towards you using your hands …

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  • 56sprain — I UK [spreɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sprain : present tense I/you/we/they sprain he/she/it sprains present participle spraining past tense sprained past participle sprained to injure a joint such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or …

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  • 57pull*/*/*/ — [pʊl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move someone or something towards you using your hands Ant: push The little girl pulled gently at my sleeve.[/ex] I climbed into bed and pulled the duvet over my head.[/ex] A lifeguard had to pull her out of the… …

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  • 58strain — I [[t]streɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw tight; make taut: to strain a rope[/ex] 2) to exert to the utmost: to strain one s reach[/ex] 3) to injure (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion 4) to cause mechanical deformation in by stress… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 59strain — I. /streɪn / (say strayn) verb (t) 1. to draw tight or taut; stretch, especially to the utmost tension: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to impair, injure, or weaken by stretching or… …

  • 60rack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a framework usu. with rails, bars, hooks, etc., for holding or storing things. b a frame for holding animal fodder. 2 a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion etc., or using pegs to adjust the position of… …

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