Definition of "wrist" []

• The joint between the hand and the forearm. (noun)
• See carpus. (noun)
• The part of a sleeve or glove that encircles the wrist. (noun)
• To shoot (a puck) by making a wrist shot. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Maybe an elastic around your wrist is a good solution for you."
• "And I played volleyball for so many hours that my wrist is all bruised greenish blue now, four days later."
• "So even this very mild slap on the wrist is a little unjust."