Splint (Verb)
Meaning
Support with a splint; "splint a broken finger".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The doctor quickly applied a cast to splint the broken arm in place.
- Use a sling to splint her dislocated shoulder until you can get her to a hospital.
- The nurse will show you how to properly splint a broken finger with a bandage.
- After the accident, paramedics splint his ankle before carefully moving him onto the stretcher.
- When the fracture occurred, we had to improvise to splint the broken bone using a piece of wood and some cloth.