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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Altuzarra and Balenciaga also offered eye-catching ankle grazers. — Carla Guler, Harper's BAZAAR, "The 8 Fall Trends to Shop Now," 14 Aug. 2019 Take ankle socks, which when worn with sandals are a simple way to transition between summer and fall. — Vogue, "Fall Is Coming and It’s Time to Upgrade Your Sock Drawer," 14 Aug. 2019 Those extra inches between the hem of your skirts/jeans/dresses and ankle of your shoes have never looked better. — Teen Vogue, "16 Socks To Wear With Your Back-To-School Shoes," 14 Aug. 2019 The first would have been to rest Luck's ankle in hopes the irritation in the area would subside. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "It's not the problem, but Andrew Luck's injury begs the question: What is an os trigonum?," 14 Aug. 2019 Still out are Dee Ford (knee), Nick Bosa (ankle), Ronald Blair (groin) and D.J. Jones (left knee). — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "49ers camp: Beathard thumb injury again could clear up QB race," 13 Aug. 2019 Young was signed after Shon Coleman, the 49ers’ primary backup offensive tackle, sustained a broken fibula and dislocated ankle on Saturday in the preseason opener against Dallas. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "Mullens or Beathard? 49ers’ Shanahan not saying, but choice appears obvious," 12 Aug. 2019 Marie and Devon — the would-be lovers — arrive at the hospital to treat Marie’s bum ankle. — Travis Deshong, Washington Post, "In the age of ear buds and audiobooks, they want to be the voices in your head," 12 Aug. 2019 Only black shoes are allowed and in an affront to the current vogue for bare ankles, socks are mandatory. — Steven Stolman, Town & Country, "What It's Really Like to Attend Royal Ascot," 18 June 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
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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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