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Verrenkung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dislocation noun An injury in which a bone is forced out of its normal joint position.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

Verrenkung is used for these senses in English:

  • dislocation The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
  • strain An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.

dislocation — full definition

  1. noun An injury in which a bone is forced out of its normal joint position.
  2. noun A disruption or displacement, in a general or figurative sense.

strain — full definition

  1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
  2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
  3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
  4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
  5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

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