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ankle BrE / ˈæŋkl /  NAmE / ˈæŋkl / Native audio playback is not supported. ankle(noun)BrE / ˈæŋkl /  NAmE / ˈæŋkl / the joint connecting the foot to the legto sprain/break your ankleMy ankles have swollen.We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles).ankle boots (= that cover the ankle)Extra ExamplesI had a broken ankle.She has long legs and slender ankles.We waded through the river, ankle deep in mud.Word OriginOld English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by the noun angle.

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(noun) to sprain/break your anklemy ankles have swollen.we found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles).ankle boots (= that cover the ankle)  This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	ankle
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈæŋkl / NAmE / ˈæŋkl /
Example	to sprain/break your ankle my ankles have swollen. we found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles). ankle boots (= that cover the ankle)
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Content	ankle (noun)BrE / ˈæŋkl / NAmE / ˈæŋkl / the joint connecting the foot to the leg to sprain/break your ankle My ankles have swollen. We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles). ankle boots (= that cover the ankle) Extra Examples I had a broken ankle. She has long legs and slender ankles. We waded through the river, ankle deep in mud. Word Origin Old English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by the noun angle.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Ankle ˈæŋkl Water Noun Bre Sprain/Break Swollen Found

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