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wound vs sprain

sprain vs wound

wound and sprain both are nouns.

wound is an adjective but sprain is not an adjective.

wound and sprain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wound Yes Yes Yes No
sprain Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sprain is a hyponym of wound; that is, sprain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • sprain: twist suddenly so as to sprain
Other hyponyms of wound include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.
wound (noun) sprain (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
wound (adjective) sprain (adjective)
put in a coil
wound (verb) sprain (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to twist suddenly so as to sprain
hurt the feelings of
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