wrist

Pluralwrists

Formswrists, wristing, wristed

1. 1
   nouncountable

   The joint that connects your hand to your arm and lets the hand bend and turn.

   Like a hinge that can also twist, joining your hand to your arm.

   She hurt her wrist when she fell off her bike.

   He wears a watch on his left wrist.

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   In hockey, to shoot the puck with a quick flick of the hand instead of a big swing.

   Like flicking a stone with a quick snap of your hand.

   He skated in and wristed the puck past the goalie.

   You can wrist the puck quickly when there's no time to wind up.

   Similarflick, snap

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   In machines, a short metal pin that turns inside a part called a bearing.

   Like a small pin that holds two moving parts together so they can turn.

   The mechanic pressed a fresh wrist into the connecting rod.

   Engineers found that the wrist had scored its bearing surface.

   Similarpin, journal

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