- the joint between the hand and the arm
- She's broken her wrist.
- He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- ‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist.
- A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.
- He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free.
- He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.
- He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running.
- I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist.
- She sent the ball flying over the net with a flick of the wrist.
- Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists.
- The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs.
- The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bony
- slender
- small
- …
- catch (somebody by)
- clasp
- grab (somebody by)
- …
- watch
- band
- strap
- …
- around the/your wrist
- round the/your wrist
- by the wrist
- …
- a flick of the wrist
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See wrist in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee wrist in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha slap on the wrist
- (informal) a warning or mild punishment
- We're hoping that she gets off with a slap on the wrist from the judge.
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