wrist

Definitions

1. The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
2. To shoot (a puck) by making a wrist shot.
3. female equivalent of muñeco (“doll”)
4. A stud or pin which forms a journal.
5. the (part of the arm at the) joint between hand and forearm. I can't play tennis – I've hurt my wrist. gewrig مِعْصَم، رُسْغ اليَد китка pulso zápěstí das Handgelenk håndled καρπόςmuñeca ranne مچ دست ranne poignet פֶּרֶק כָּף הַיָד कलाई ručni zglob, zglavak csukló pergelangan tangan úlnliður polso 手首 손목 riešas plaukstas locītava pergelangan tangan; polshåndleddprzegub دلاس بند، مړوند pulso încheietura mâinii запястье zápästie zapestje zglob handled ข้อมือ bilek 手腕 зап'ясток کلاءی cổ tay 手腕
6. a watch worn on the wrist. polsoorlosie ساعَة اليَد ръчен часовник relógio de pulso náramkové hodinky die Armbanduhr armbåndsur ρολόι χεριού reloj de muñeca käekell ساعت مچی rannekello montre-bracelet שָׁעוֹן יָד कलाई घड़ी ručni sat karóra jam tangan armbandsúr orologio da polso 腕時計 손목 시계 rankinis laikrodis rokas pulkstenis polshorlogearmbåndsurzegarek ساعت relógio de pulso ceas de mână наручные часы náramkové hodinky zapestna ura ručni sat armbandsklocka, -ur นาฬิกาข้อมือ kol saati 手錶 наручн...
7. carpo, muñeca. V.: carpus. ___ drop → muñeca caída.
8. The joint between the human hand and forearm.
9. The part of a sleeve or glove that encircles the wrist.
10. (Anatomy) anatomy the joint between the forearm and the hand. Technical name: carpus
    anatomy
11. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a sleeve or glove that covers the wrist
12. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery a. See wrist pin
    machinery
13. Also called carpus. a. the lower part of the forearm, where it joins the hand.

Equivalents

Examples

“With a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.”

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