wrist /rɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
the part of your body where your hand joins your arm
on/around your wrist
She had a gold watch on her wrist. ⇨ ↑body
wrist[wristwrists][rɪst][rɪst]noun
the joint between the hand and the arm • She's broken her wrist. • He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.
see a slap on the wrist at slap n. Word Origin: Old English, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe. Example Bank: • ‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist. • A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists. • He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free. • He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt. • He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running. • I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist. • She sent the ball flying over the net with a flick of the wrist. • Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists. • The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs.
• The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
wrist /ˈrɪst/ noun, plwrists[count] : the part of your body where your hand joins your arm • I hurt/sprained/broke my wrist.
- see pictures at hand, human a slap on the wrist
- see 2slap
