wrist
- noun
- B1
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The narrow part of your body where your hand joins your forearm, which lets the hand bend and turn.
He checked the time on the watch strapped to his wrist.
She fell during the match and badly sprained her left wrist.
The nurse pressed two fingers on my wrist and counted quietly.
A good throw comes from a quick flick of the wrist.
Common collocations: sprain your wrist · a watch on your wrist · grab someone by the wrist · a flick of the wrist · wrist bone
Part of: Parts of the body
Forms
- plural
- wrists