Collocations for wrist - noun
ADJ.
bony, slender, small, thin, tiny | sinewy | limp, weak | broken, injured, sprained
VERB + WRIST
catch (sb by), clasp (sb by), grab (sb by), grasp (sb by), grip (sb by), seize (sb by), take (sb by)
‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor''s wrist. | I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist.
‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor''s wrist. | I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist.
bend, twist
He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free.
He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free.
encircle, enclose
Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists.
Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists.
rub | break, dislocate, fracture, sprain | bandage | bind
The burglars bound the family''s wrists behind their backs.
The burglars bound the family''s wrists behind their backs.
slash, slit
He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.
He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.
WRIST + NOUN
watch (also ‘wristwatch’) | band, strap | action
The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
joint | injury
PREP.
around/round the/your ~
A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.
A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.
by the ~, on the/your ~
He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running.
He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running.
PHRASES
a flick of the wrist
She sent the shuttlecock flying over the net with a practised flick of the wrist.
She sent the shuttlecock flying over the net with a practised flick of the wrist.