ankle
//ˈæŋ.kəl//
Forms
- Plural
- ankles
- present (v1)
- ankle
- past (v2)
- ankled
- past participle (v3)
- ankled
- present participle
- ankling
- 3rd person singular
- ankles
Definitions
1.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.
1.To walk.(slang)
- After a while he got up and ankled his way down the corridor and met Penny coming out of the toilet.
2.To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4303
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-
Proto-Germanic *-ulaz
Proto-Germanic *ankulaz
Proto-West Germanic *ankul
Old English *ancol
Middle English ancle
English ankle