ankle

IPA: ˈæŋkʌɫ

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.

(slang) To walk.
(cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.

Examples of "ankle" in Sentences

The ankle is expected to be healed when August practices begin.
Turns out that the term ankle is open for interpretation because
Looks like my ankle is finally starting to quit hurting, thank the Maker.
It just happens to be my ankle is a little sore, but that's not going to slow me down.
If he would learn to keep his mouth shut he wouldn't constantly have his foot in ankle deep.
Defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth, who missed the Houston game with a sprained ankle, is also active today.
Albert Haynesworth's ankle is healthy and the defensive lineman could return to the field this Sunday at St. Louis.
Cooper, who had 40 goals in 90 league appearances for Dallas, returned to the field for Munich last month after recovering from a long-term ankle injury.
Luckily, I am able to afford a rather expensive Blue Cross individual plan, but an ankle injury that I sustained in 1968 complete with four pins in the ankle is considered a “pre-existing condition” and Blue Cross has exempted any sort of treatments for anything related to that old injury.