- injury
- nounADJECTIVE▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bad, catastrophic, devastating, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible▪ crippling▪ fatal▪ multiple▪ extensive▪ minor, slight, superficial▪ traumatic▪ acute▪ old▪ lingering (esp. AmE), nagging, niggling (esp. BrE), recurring▪ long-term▪ permanent▪
Researchers have determined that heading a football can cause permanent injury.
▪ career-ending (esp. AmE), career-threatening, season-ending (esp. AmE) (all sports)▪ accidental▪ internal▪ visible▪ facial, head, knee, leg, spinal, etc.▪ burn, whiplash▪ sports, sports-related▪ industrial, work-related▪ overuse (esp. AmE), repetitive strain (abbreviated to RSI)▪ bodily, emotional, personal (all law)… OF INJURIES▪ run, series, spate▪He missed most of the season with a spate of injuries.
VERB + INJURY▪ do yourself (BrE, informal), incur (formal), pick up, receive, suffer, sustain▪You'll do yourself an injury riding that old bike.
▪She picked up an injury during the quarter-final.
▪ risk▪The doctor said he would risk serious injury if he were to fall again.
▪ cause (sb/sth), induce (formal), inflict▪The car turned right over, causing severe injury to the driver.
▪Please help me before our dogs inflict serious injury on each other!
▪ carry, experience, have, nurse, suffer from▪She has replaced him in the team while he nurses a shoulder injury.
▪ be prone to▪ fake, feign▪He was accused of feigning injury.
▪ aggravate, exacerbate▪He aggravated a neck injury while playing for Derby County.
▪ die from, die of▪The inquest heard that he died from multiple injuries.
▪ avoid, escape, prevent▪Stretching exercises can help avoid injury.
▪Fortunately, the passengers escaped serious injury.
▪ minimize, reduce▪ battle (esp. AmE)▪ overcome, shake off▪She has failed to shake off her stomach injury.
▪ recover from, survive▪ be treated for, deal with, treat▪Finger injuries should be dealt with immediately.
▪He is still being treated for injuries to his legs.
▪ rehabilitate▪ heal▪ come, go, etc. off with (BrE)▪He went off (= off the playing field) with an injury in the second half.
▪ be out with▪She is out (= out of the competition/team) for six weeks with a hamstring injury.
▪ be back after, be back from, come back from, return after, return from▪She should be back from injury.
▪ assess▪He underwent tests to assess his injuries.
▪ reportINJURY + VERB▪ happen (to sb), occur▪This type of injury could happen to any player at any time.
▪ result from sth▪injuries resulting from exposure to harmful substances
▪ arise from sth, arise out of sth (both law)▪personal injuries arising from negligence
▪ cause sth▪ heal▪ affect sb/sth▪ bother sb, dog sb/sth, hamper sb/sth, plague sb/sth, trouble sb▪Her athletics career has been dogged by injury.
▪ rob sb of sth▪an injury which robbed him of his speed
▪ decimate sb/sth▪ end sth, prevent sth▪These injuries ended her hopes of becoming a doctor.
▪ slow sb down▪ limit sb to sth▪ sideline sb▪Both defenders have been sidelined by injury.
▪ force sb to do sth▪The knee injury forced him to give up playing at the age of 23.
INJURY + NOUN▪ problems▪The team has a lot of injury problems.
▪ site (esp. AmE)▪Apply the gel to the injury site.
▪ time (BrE)▪They scored two goals in injury time.
▪ replacement▪He was an injury replacement for another player.
▪ list▪a player on the injury list
▪ risk▪ prevention▪ history▪ rate▪ report▪ case, claim, lawsuit (esp. AmE), suit (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ because of injury▪She's unable to play because of injury.
▪ through injury▪McNair continues to play through injury (= despite having an injury).
▪ with injury▪She slumped to the floor with injuries to her back and neck.
▪He pulled out with an injury at the last moment.
▪ without injury▪a guide to lifting without injury
▪ injury from▪injuries from the fire
▪ injury toPHRASES▪ a claim for injury (law)▪a claim for personal injury
▪ a risk of injury▪There is a real risk of injury in sports such as climbing.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
