<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation</li><li>the condition of being sprained</li></ul>