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
- noun An injury in which a bone is forced out of its normal joint position.
- noun A disruption or displacement, in a general or figurative sense.
strain — full definition
- verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
- verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
- noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
- noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.