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noun ADJ. bony, slender, small, thin, tiny | sinewy | limp, weak | broken, injured, sprained VERB + WRIST catch (sb by), clasp (sb by), grab (sb by), grasp (sb by), grip (sb by), seize (sb by), take (sb by) ‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist. I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist. | bend, twist He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free. | encircle, enclose Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists. | rub | break, dislocate, fracture, sprain | bandage | bind The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs. | slash, slit He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt. WRIST + NOUN watch (also wristwatch) | band, strap | action The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action. | joint | injury PREP. around/round the/your ~ A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists. | by the ~, on the/your ~ He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running. PHRASES a flick of the wrist She sent the shuttlecock flying over the net with a practised flick of the wrist.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary