ankle

/'æɳkl/

Thân thiện

She gently wraps a bandage around her swollen ankle.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The joint connecting the foot to the leg: The ankle is the anatomical structure where the leg and foot meet, allowing for movement.
   • The region of this joint: The term also refers to the general area around this joint, including the bones, ligaments, and tendons.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She twisted her ankle while running.
  • The bracelet was worn around her ankle.
  • He felt a sharp pain in his right ankle.

Advanced Usage

• "Ankle-deep": Used to describe something that reaches up to the ankles.
  • They waded through ankle-deep water.
• "To ankle" (verb, informal/slang): To walk or leave.
  • After the meeting, he simply ankled out of the room.

Variants and Related Words

• Anklebone (noun): Another term for the talus bone, which is a key bone in the ankle joint.
• Anklet (noun): A piece of jewelry worn around the ankle.

Synonyms

• Talus (anatomical term): Specifically refers to the bone that forms the lower part of the ankle joint.
• Malleolus (anatomical term): Refers to the bony prominences on each side of the ankle.

Related Phrases

• Sprained ankle: A common injury involving the stretching or tearing of ligaments around the ankle joint.
• Weak ankles: A condition describing ankles prone to injury or instability.

Idioms

• "To break one's ankle": An idiom sometimes used to mean to hurry up or move quickly (though less common than "break a leg").
  • You'd better break an ankle if you want to catch that bus!

Học thuật

Noun

1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ankle joint
• mortise joint
• articulatio talocruralis