- the joint connecting the foot to the leg; the narrow part of the leg just above the ankle joint
- to sprain/break/twist your ankle
- She suffered a serious ankle injury in training.
- to have a broken/twisted/fractured/sprained ankle
- ankle boots (= that cover the ankle)
- We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles).
- My ankles have swollen.
- The injury required surgery on his right ankle.
- He will wear an electronic ankle bracelet, which allows police to track him.
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2- I had a broken ankle.
- She has long legs and slender ankles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- broken
- injured
- …
- break
- fracture
- hurt
- …
- injury
- sprain
- bone
- …
Word OriginOld English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by the noun angle.Definitions on the go
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