spring
/spɹɪŋ/verb
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 anklenoun
An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
- Synonyms:
- impetus
- impulse
- springtime
verb
To burst forth.
verb
To hold tightly, to clasp.
verb
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.