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Sprained vs Splained - What's the difference?

sprained | splained |

As verbs the difference between sprained and splained

is that sprained is past tense of sprain while splained is past tense of splain.

sprained

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sprain)

    • sprain

    English

    (wikipedia sprain)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.

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    Verb

    (en 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; as, to sprain one's ankle.

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    splained

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (splain)

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    splain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To explain.
  • * 1881 Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus
    • "Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."
  • * 1905 R. F. Foster "In Self Defence" in ''The Bookman, vol. 21.
    • "Why, Lor' bless you, I never knew nothing about the rights of them things till you splained them to me yesterday, boss."
  • * 1947 John Avery Lomax Adventures of a Ballad Hunter p. 195
    • "Den," he confided, "I 'splained to de release man 'bout lookin' fur a settin'-down job, an' he jes' sorta motioned to de do'."

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