anklean‧kle /ˈæŋkəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Janet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle. slender ankles2ankle socks/boots socks or boots that only come up to your ankle
WORD ORIGINankle
Origin:
Old English ancleowEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A few burns to the feet and ankles are picayune compared to what might have happened.
- At least it s his wrist not ankle.
- For a sprained ankle use rest, ice, compression and elevation.
- Goldie takes one look at Rainbow's shaggy ankles and sighs.
- He had been slowed by an ankle injury and was replaced by Jerry Olsavsky.
- He then jumped to avoid falling and broke his ankle.
- Her ankle was aching badly and she was hot and very fed up.
- Left tackle Derrick Deese sprained his right ankle when Steve Young rolled on his leg.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Janet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES In places, the snow was waist-deep (=deep enough to reach a person’s waist). I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Janet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.· He was so thin that his hip bones were sticking out.
(=only as high as your ankles)· Ankle boots are fashionable again this autumn.
In places, the snow was waist-deep (=deep enough to reach a person’s waist).· The girls wore navy dresses and white ankle socks.
I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.· Lynne Deeley suffered a crushed pelvis, multiple fractures to her leg, a broken ankle and head injuries.· Flanker Len Dineen received a broken ankle, and no.8 Victor Donnelly knee ligament damage.· She suffered a broken ankle and was also treated at Dryburn.· Another man had his leg in plaster, recovering from a broken ankle.· It was just 12 months ago that he sustained a broken ankle against Leigh tomorrow's home opponents.
· Upon entering the range Jakobs, because of his injured ankle, was permitted to sit in a chair.· He tried once or twice before hopping to the farmhouse, wincing in pain whenever he jolted the injured ankle.· The patient's name was Wayne Benfield and he'd been coming into the centre for daily dressings to an injured ankle.· Vernon was sitting in his armchair by the fire, his injured ankle propped on a telephone book.
· Diana fell badly on the ski slopes, tearing all the tendons in her left ankle.· After two games in right field last week, Bonilla sprained his left ankle.· She stepped on to the tall boy's left ankle.· His somnolent reaction was to twist half around-exposing his left ankle and leg.· The way Strug fought off numbing pain in her left ankle after a fall on her second-to-last vault.· It was his left ankle which always seemed to cause problems.· In the second game against Atlanta, he injured his left ankle and was inactive the rest of the season.
· This made her left foot very cold, so she twisted it round her right ankle.· He got permission to fly home to Detroit for a look-see at his troubled right ankle.· He had hurt his right ankle and it was too painful to put to the ground.· Defensive tackle Bryant Young sprained his right ankle and is questionable.· Being a large woman, she'd landed heavily, badly hurting her left hip, her right knee and ankle.· Left tackle Derrick Deese sprained his right ankle when Steve Young rolled on his leg.· Full-back Tony Clement is also out after suffering a stress fracture of the right ankle and is replaced by Mike Rayer.
· Looking after a young woman with a sprained ankle, no job and no family was one thing.· Full day care facilities are available on request. Sprained ankle?· Look, what you've got at the present moment, Private Nobody, is a badly sprained ankle.· Consuelo had taken them out to get at the anti-inflammatory tablets for the patient with the sprained ankle.· The result was a severely sprained left ankle which left me unable to walk.
· Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.· She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
NOUN· He is suffering from an ankle injury and a virus infection.· He had been slowed by an ankle injury and was replaced by Jerry Olsavsky.· He also wants Andersson to have treatment on an ankle injury he picked up in training.· Terry Battle, normally the No. 2 tailback, played briefly because of an ankle injury.· Leeds have acting captain Gary McAllister fit after an ankle injury.· Last employed by Houston, he is trying to recover from a career-threatening ankle injury.· Ronnie Carey: nursing an ankle injury which may force him to sit out Dungannon's opening All-Ireland League fixture.· For the Falcons, C Roman Fortin is out with an ankle injury.
· Vinny Samways is definitely out after damaging ankle ligaments at Coventry.· Phelan will be out for three weeks with damaged ankle ligaments and Hughes also has an ankle injury.· Following summer surgery on his damaged ankle ligaments, Sterland hoped to return in Jim Beglin's testimonial against Liverpool.· Jenkins is still suffering from the effects of an ankle ligament injury.· He damaged ankle ligaments in the defeat at Chesterfield last Saturday and will be out for about three weeks.· Ray Daniel, Pompey's regular left-back, will be out for three weeks after damaging ankle ligaments against Millwall.· Now he is facing his toughest fight yet - back to fitness after suffering a fractured fibula and damaged ankle ligaments.· Ince needed long treatment and it was later discovered he had damaged ankle ligaments.
· She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
· Case No. 5: 58 year-old woman fell, sustaining a left ankle sprain and bruising over the ankle and tibia.
VERB· They stuffed a sock into her mouth, pushed her inside and kicked her to the floor breaking her ankle and wrist.· Joe Wolf returns after missing the last part of the season with a broken ankle.· He knows when he does he's going to break his ankle.· In Calgary, his role is one of their top enforcers, with Sandy McCarthy sidelined by a broken ankle.· A flight attendant was thrown to the floor, breaking her ankle.· Metz augured in right behind him, breaking an ankle.· Twelve days after changing his spikes, J.. Mark Jennings slipped at a different club and broke his ankle.
· Its limbs were delicately crossed at wrists and ankles.· Lying down with hands at either side of your head, raise your knees and cross the ankles.· Still lying on the floor, raise your knees and cross the ankles.· She crossed her ankles and leaned back, resting on one elbow and facing the door.
· As he struggled past the soldier grabbed his ankle.· He routinely had us grabbing our ankles to receive his stinging paddle across our butts.· And what if some one actually grabbed hold of my ankle and wrestled me to the ground?· It grabs her by the ankles and keeps her earthbound.
· He had hurt his right ankle and it was too painful to put to the ground.· When the horse slips, its rider hurts his ankle.· He hurt his back and ankle baling out.· Especially the one who hurt her ankle and kept on competing.
· However, Sapolu injured an ankle in the game and on Thursday his status was downgraded from questionable to doubtful.· Clare Wood has found herself restricted to doubles this week after injuring her right ankle in a basketball accident 10 days ago.· In the second game against Atlanta, he injured his left ankle and was inactive the rest of the season.
· Jesse Sapolu, who normally would back up Brown, is also out with a sprained left ankle....· Backup guard / center Jesse Sapolu is questionable with a sprained left ankle.· Jesse Sapolu, who serves as backup to both Dalman and Brown, is listed as questionable with a sprained left ankle.· Midfielder Ramiro Corrales returned from under-20 national team duty, but is doubtful with a sprained left ankle....· He missed 21 games with a fractured left ankle.· Bimbo Coles had spent the last four games watching from the sidelines, too, while recuperating from a sprained left ankle.
· Now take hold of your top leg by the ankle and pull back the leg as far as possible without straining.· But then hands of steel get hold of my ankles and start pulling at me - pulling pulling pulling.· But they're not steel now, they're snakes, and they're coiling round my ankles, still relentlessly pulling.
· Whyte has recovered from the ankle twisted in last week's 4-0 defeat at Manchester City.· Last employed by Houston, he is trying to recover from a career-threatening ankle injury.· Another man had his leg in plaster, recovering from a broken ankle.
· She suffered a broken ankle and was also treated at Dryburn.· He is suffering from an ankle injury and a virus infection.
· Her skinny legs and swollen ankles, covered with white stockings, rest unnaturally on the footrests of her chair.· Usually less serious, but just as annoying, are swollen ankles and leg cramps that can strike.· Flights in close quarters can also lead to back pain, swollen ankles, leg cramps and psychological distress.
· I mean, who in their right mind would want to jump from a great height with elastic tied round their ankles?· A noose was tied round his ankles and the free end led up over his back.
· Cross the ankles, then try to pull the legs apart, using the strength from the legs to work against themselves.· Cross the ankles, then try to pull the legs apart.
· As he fell, he twisted his ankle.· Underfoot, ice forms sharp peaks and treacherous crevices for slipping, tripping and twisting ankles.· If I had twisted my ankle, would people be making such a big deal of it?· She twisted her ankle while getting off the lift and had made the long trip down in pain.· One morning as she was rushing back to the changing rooms one of the models slipped and twisted her ankle.· A broken heart is not the same as a twisted ankle.· Unfortunately he added to his list of injuries by twisting an ankle on landing.· This helps to avoid twisting an ankle when stalking these animals on the rocky terrain they favour.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a trick knee/ankle/shoulder etc
1the joint between your foot and your legbreak/twist/sprain your ankle- Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
- Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
- She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
- She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
- Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
- The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
- C Jeremy Newberry, with a bum ankle and knee, is still expected to start.
- Disembarking from the steamer, she'd turned her ankle.
- As he fell, he twisted his ankle.
- Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.
- If I had twisted my ankle, would people be making such a big deal of it?
- One morning as she was rushing back to the changing rooms one of the models slipped and twisted her ankle.
- She twisted her ankle while getting off the lift and had made the long trip down in pain.
- Twice in the morning he left the field, limping and in pain after twisting his knee.
Janet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle. slender ankles2ankle socks/boots socks or boots that only come up to your ankle