To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
“to sprain one's ankle”
noun
An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life, variously reckoned as
“Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.”