SPLINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splint mean? 

• SPLINT (noun)
  The noun SPLINT has 2 senses:

1. a thin sliver of wood

2. an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)

  Familiarity information: SPLINT used as a noun is rare.

• SPLINT (verb)
  The verb SPLINT has 1 sense:

1. support with a splint

  Familiarity information: SPLINT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin sliver of wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

he lit the fire with a burning splint

Hypernyms ("splint" is a kind of...):

paring; shaving; sliver (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("splint" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Derivation:

splint (support with a splint)

• SPLINT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they splint    ... he / she / it splints   
Past simple: splinted   
Past participle: splinted   
-ing form: splinting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support with a splint

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

splint a broken finger

Hypernyms (to "splint" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he splint his foot?

Derivation:

splint (an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg))

 Context examples 

You may need to wear a cast or splint.

(Fractures, NIH)

Treatment includes resting your hand, splints, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, and sometimes surgery.

(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A device designed to limit the movement of the hand such as a splint for therapy or a restraint for phlebotomy.

(Hand Immobilizer Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

It might include manipulations to reposition your bones, medicine, a splint or sling, and rehabilitation.

(Dislocations, NIH)