ankle
noun
an·kle
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Definition of ankle
1
: the joint between the foot and the leg
also
: the region of this joint
2
: the joint between the cannon bone and pastern (as in the horse)
Examples of ankle in a Sentence
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The ankle injury could explain why his snaps were limited. — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, "Dolphins receiver Albert Wilson sidelined by hamstring injury," 11 Sep. 2019 Raheem Mostert, San Francisco 49ers Running back Tevin Coleman has a high-ankle sprain and will miss time. — Adam Ronis, SI.com, "Fantasy Football 2019: Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups," 10 Sep. 2019 But McFadden suffered an ankle injury while returning a kickoff shortly before halftime of Stevenson’s 28-21 home loss to Neuqua Valley on Friday. — Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com, "Jordan Vincent helping Stevenson stay positive after loss to Neuqua Valley," 7 Sep. 2019 The musician performed in Spain rocking the cast after suffering an ankle injury. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Timothée Chalamet's Tuxedo and Lizzo's Denim Bustier Made My Weekend," 3 Sep. 2019 Harry, New England's first-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft, has battled an ankle injury during the preseason. — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "New England Patriots place rookie wide receiver N'Keal Harry on IR," 2 Sep. 2019 Blue’s status for the Sept. 8 opener against Kansas City has not been determined because of an ankle injury. — John Reid, orlandosentinel.com, "Jaguars release 29, place receiver Terrelle Pryor on reserve/injured list," 1 Sep. 2019 Musa Jallow was also limited because of an ankle injury. — Stephen Means, cleveland.com, "Chris Holtmann talks injuries, non-conference schedule and Luther Muhammad’s record-breaking mile time: Ohio State basketball," 28 Aug. 2019 This preseason, Luck has had nagging calf and ankle injuries that have kept him on the sidelines. — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, "Like Andrew Luck, kids quit sports when the joy goes away," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ankle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ankle
ankle
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ankle
: the joint where the foot joins the leg
See the full definition for ankle in the English Language Learners Dictionary
ankle
noun
an·kle
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Kids Definition of ankle
1
: the joint between the foot and the leg
I broke my ankle.
2
: the area containing the ankle joint
ankle
noun
an·kle
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Medical Definition of ankle
1a
: the joint between the foot and the leg that constitutes in humans a ginglymus joint between the tibia and fibula above and the talus below
— called also ankle joint
b
: the region of the ankle joint
2
: the joint between the cannon bone and pastern (as in the horse)
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