slogare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dislocate verb To force a bone out of its normal position at a joint.
- sprain verb To injure a joint or ligament by twisting it too far without dislocating it.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
slogare is used for these senses in English:
- dislocate (medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.
- sprain To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
- strain (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- wrench (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. [from 19th c.]
dislocate — full definition
- verb To force a bone out of its normal position at a joint.
- verb To move something out of its usual or proper place.
sprain — full definition
- verb To injure a joint or ligament by twisting it too far without dislocating it.
- noun The injury caused by twisting a joint or ligament this way.
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