The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BRACE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Aid after a neck or ankle injury crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BRACE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Aid after a neck or ankle injury
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scar
- club
- chuck
- elbow
- target
- arm
- shoulder
- knee
- break
- rick
- whiplash
- recovery
Crossword Answer definitions
BRACE noun- Armor for the arm; vambrace.
- A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
- A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
- A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- The mouth of a shaft.
- (chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
- (plural in North America, singular or plural in the UK) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
- Two goals scored by one player in a game.
- To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
- To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
- To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
- To confront with questions, demands or requests.
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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