Definitions

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  • verb To injure a body part which has already been injured

Etymologies

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re- +‎ injure

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Examples

  • It was here, on a night a little more than two years ago, that Reyes returned from a seemingly minor leg injury, only to reinjure himself in a game against the Dodgers.

    The Mets Can Learn From '09 Brian Costa 2011

  • It was here, on a night a little more than two years ago, that Reyes returned from a seemingly minor leg injury, only to reinjure himself in a game against the Dodgers.

    The Mets Can Learn From '09 Brian Costa 2011

  • KevinBossman Kevin Boss Our biggest fear is that @SteveSmithNY will come back, score a touchdown, then reinjure his pectoral muscle flexing in the end zone. #showguns

    Scott Swanay: NFL Week 14 - Tweet Dreams Scott Swanay 2010

  • KevinBossman Kevin Boss Our biggest fear is that @SteveSmithNY will come back, score a touchdown, then reinjure his pectoral muscle flexing in the end zone. #showguns

    Scott Swanay: NFL Week 14 - Tweet Dreams Scott Swanay 2010

  • KevinBossman Kevin Boss Our biggest fear is that @SteveSmithNY will come back, score a touchdown, then reinjure his pectoral muscle flexing in the end zone. #showguns

    Scott Swanay: NFL Week 14 - Tweet Dreams Scott Swanay 2010

  • PCL rehabs, like PCL surgeries, are tricky: If you go overboard in physical therapy, you can reinjure the ligament and set yourself back.

    Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

  • KevinBossman Kevin Boss Our biggest fear is that @SteveSmithNY will come back, score a touchdown, then reinjure his pectoral muscle flexing in the end zone. #showguns

    Scott Swanay: NFL Week 14 - Tweet Dreams Scott Swanay 2010

  • PCL rehabs, like PCL surgeries, are tricky: If you go overboard in physical therapy, you can reinjure the ligament and set yourself back.

    Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

  • Eventually they would let me wrestle again, but I would invariably reinjure my knee.

    The Unauthorized History of DX TRIPLE H 2009

  • In the first quarter on the second series of plays, under the sweltering summer sun, I reinjure my hamstring.

    Gladiator Dan Clark 2009

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