wrist

SubstantivVerbhäufig in Dialogen

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The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

Substantiv

1
The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.
2
A stud or pin which forms a journal.

Herkunft

From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-West Germanic *wristu, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist (“back of hand, instep, withers”), Swedish vrist), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”). More at writhe.

Verb

1
To hit a wrist shot.

Formen

Plural: wrists
Präteritum: wristed
Partizip II: wristed
Partizip I: wristing
3. Person Singular: wrists

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wrist · The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

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