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Injury

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˈɪndʒəri/nounCore term

In sports & fitness, injury means: Physical damage to the body, such as a torn muscle, a sprained ankle or a broken bone, especially one that stops an athlete from training or playing.

In Turkish: sakatlık, yaralanma

How it is used

Heard daily in sports news and team meetings. Athletes suffer, pick up or recover from an injury, and clubs publish injury updates. Injury prevention is a major part of coaching and sports science. In UK sports talk, a minor injury is often called a knock.

Example sentences

  1. Our captain picked up a knee injury in training and will miss Saturday's game.

  2. She is back in full training after a long injury.

Common collocations

  • pick up an injury
  • suffer an injury
  • recover from an injury
  • knee injury
  • injury prevention
  • sprainAn injury in which a ligament, the tissue that joins bones at a joint, is stretched or torn, often at the ankle, knee or wrist.
  • strainAn injury in which a muscle or tendon is overstretched or partly torn, often in the hamstring, calf or groin.
  • recoveryThe process of the body returning to normal after training, competition or injury, helped by rest, sleep and nutrition.
  • physioInformal for physiotherapist or physiotherapy: the health professional who assesses and treats injuries with exercise, hands-on therapy and other methods.
  • sidelinedUnable to play or compete for a period of time, usually because of an injury or illness.

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