(slang, ambitransitive) To walk.
Used in a Sentence
ankle
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ankle.
Editorial note
A more easily-imagined example: you twist your ankle while crossing railroad tracks just as a train is hurtling toward you.
Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
(slang, ambitransitive) To walk.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ankle gathered in one view.
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
(cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ankle.
verb
(slang, ambitransitive) To walk.
See also: ankle-joint, mortise-joint, articulatio-talocruralis
noun
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
See also: ankle-joint, mortise-joint, articulatio-talocruralis
verb
(cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
See also: ankle-joint, mortise-joint, articulatio-talocruralis
Example sentences
A more easily-imagined example: you twist your ankle while crossing railroad tracks just as a train is hurtling toward you.
Have all their travels out of house or office supervised with a leash and a GPS ankle bracelet.
From the article: > A grown man is knocked over by ankle-deep water moving at 6.7 miles an hour.
Neat, my right ankle has also done that for years, but on the top of the upstroke!
Not considering the dangers very very very carefully would be like playing with matches in a room ankle-deep in petrol.
The bus driver took a break near the ankle and none of the students sustained anything more than bumps and bruises.
But here's the thing: while a broken ankle may not be routine for you, it is routine for pretty much any orthopedist.
I have never been able to pop anything in my ankle; there's just too much joint stabilization there.
If you can snap your ankle every time you move it in a particular way, it is probably not the same thing.
It was 4 am and I knew as soon as I stood my ankle would kill me.
It's done it for years, though lately my left ankle also does it.
Broke my ankle rushing to the next train with all the luggage.
Quote examples
If I transfer "hole" to the topic of ankle I don't see the difference between the bubble and the hole theory.
The biggest problem is not even that it looks unfamiliar, but that the majority of “westerners” have insufficient ankle flexibility to squat, due to a lifetime of sitting in chairs and no experience squatting.
In the book "The Stragegy of Conflict" Thomas Schelling proposes accidental launches as a form of "randomised threats" which let you position yourself in between "I certainly won't launch" (not a threat) and "I certainly will launch" (not a credible threat, as not rational due to MAD) A Washington Post article [1] describes it like so: So you're standing at the edge of a cliff, chained by the ankle to someone else.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ankle in a sentence?
A more easily-imagined example: you twist your ankle while crossing railroad tracks just as a train is hurtling toward you.
What does ankle mean?
(slang, ambitransitive) To walk.
What part of speech is ankle?
ankle is commonly used as verb, noun.