wramp

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noun

A wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.

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Meanings

nounwramp (plural wramps)

plural wramps

  1. A wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.
  2. figurativelyA twisted or distorted view or understanding.
verbwramp (third-person singular simple present wramps, present participle wramping, simple past and past participle wramped)

present singular third person wramps · participle present wramping · participle past wramped · past wramped

  1. transitiveTo sprain (part of the body).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sprain

Origin

Exact origin uncertain, but apparently related to Danish vrampet (“warped, twisted”), Middle Low German wrempich, wrampachtich (“warped, twisted”).

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Translations

Finnish nyrjähdys, väärä käsitys
  • nyrjähdyswrench, twist, sprain
  • väärä käsitystwisted or distorted understanding
  • ajatusnyrjähdystwisted or distorted understanding
Polish skręcenie, zwichnięcie
  • skręceniewrench, twist, sprain
  • zwichnięciewrench, twist, sprain
  • zagmatwanietwisted or distorted understanding
  • pogmatwanietwisted or distorted understanding
  • pokręcenietwisted or distorted understanding
  • skręcaćto sprain part of the body
  • skręcićto sprain part of the body
  • zwichnąćto sprain part of the body
Cite this entry
APA

wramp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wramp

MLA

“wramp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wramp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wramp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wramp.

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