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Definition of wrist noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

wrist

noun

NAmE//rɪst//

the joint between the hand and the arm She broke her wrist. He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.

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a slap on the wrist (informal)

a warning or mild punishment

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