(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense. / (engineering) A stud or pin which forms a journal.

(ice hockey) to hit a wrist shot

plural of wrist

(in combination) Having some specific type of wrist

plural of wristful

A quantity worn on or covering one wrist. / The amount that can be released by a movement of the wrist / The amount that can be taken from a wrist.

present participle of wrist

(cricket) A style of bowling in which the bowler spins the ball by releasing it from the back of the hand, running his/her fingers down the side of the ball as it is released.

(cricket) A bowler who specializes in wrist spin

To punish in an overly mild and largely symbolic manner. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, wrist.